Italian Cream Cake is also sometime

Italian Cream Cake is also sometimes called Italian Wedding Cake. It is a beautiful 3-layer cake
to serve for a birthday, anniversary, or any special occasion. The cake layers are filled with coconut
and finely chopped nuts. It has a dense texture similar to a carrot cake. The cake recipe calls for a
combination of half unsalted butter and half shortening but you can use all butter if you prefer. The
original icing recipe incorporates more coconut and nuts into the icing but I made a smooth cream
cheese icing and just added toasted coconut and a few walnut halves as a garnish. You can
make this cake a day or two ahead of time and keep it refrigerated. Take the cake out of the
refrigerator about an hour before serving.