White Christmas Cake Recipe
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White Christmas Cake

By: Nancy Reichert 
"'Wow!' is the reaction from family and guests when they see and taste this lovely three-layer cake from Nancy Reichert. 'White chocolate, coconut and pecans make the cake so delicious,' notes the Thomasville, Georgia cook."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.6 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (13)

Prep Time:
30 Min
Cook Time:
25 Min
Ready In:
55 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 10 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup water
  • 4 ounces white confectioners coating or vanilla chips
  • 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 eggs, separated
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1 cup flaked coconut
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • FROSTING:
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
  • 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 3 3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tablespoon milk

Directions

  1. In a saucepan, bring the water to a boil. Remove from the heat; stir in confectionery coating until melted. Cool for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Add egg yolks; mix well. Beat in coating and vanilla. Combine flour and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk. Mix well. Stir in the coconut and pecans. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; fold into the batter. Pour into three greased and floured 8-in. square baking pans. Bake at 350 degrees F for 25-30 minutes or until cake tests done. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove to wire rack to cool completely.
  2. Combine frosting ingredients in a mixing bowl; beat well. Frost tops of two layers; stack on serving plate with plain layer on top. Frost top and sides of cake.
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The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 22, 2010 by Jillian Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Well, "WOW" was definitely the reaction I got from this cake! It's an absolutely delicious...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 7, 2009 by Kelly Land   view full review
Great cake. Used it for a wedding cake and people raved about it. Since I was using it for a...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 17, 2008 by PHEOBS   view full review
This cake is FANTASTIC. It's reminds me of carrot cake -- but without the spices. The other...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 12, 2008 by adriene   view full review
this is my mom's absolute *favorite* cake! its very dense and delicous, i make it every...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 28, 2010 by christiejc   view full review
I have to give this only 3 stars because I have had to turn it into a Triffle due to each...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Mar. 23, 2009 by TheresaM   view full review
When I made this recipe, I got the following response: "Amazing." The cake was absolutely...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on May 11, 2009 by becky   view full review
Excellent! I used round pans instead as I didn't have square pans and it worked just as well....
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 12, 2007 by Pam Z   view full review
This recipe was great easy to make but I believe it took a little longer in the oven then...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 2, 2010 by Nathan Kelley   view full review
This is a great white cake. It does take some work in making it but it is so worth it!
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.6 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 28, 2010 by Janet Shum   view full review
This was delicious, it is the same as an Italian Cream Cake. It needs a little more baking...

 

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