Ingredients for Italian Cream Cake

Series Summary

Desserts and sweets have always added a little something extra to our diets (and our waistlines.) And though sugar has its rightful place in the nutritional pyramid, cube, or sphere, dessert transcends the idea of simply “eating to live.” Sweet foods and drinks represent what is best in life; and we have learned to associate them with joy and happiness. Yet we all know that these items can destroy our health if consumed in excess. Nonetheless, dessert will continue to hold sway as long as it comes in the form of Grandmas’s chocolate chip cookies, Mom’s brownies, and Dad’s ice cream habit.

In this free recipe video series, learn how to make Italian creme cakes. Italian cream cakes are deliciously sweet and fluffy. They make a great dessert to have with tea and coffee. Our expert, Gail Hoffman, shows you everything you need to know to make this tasty dessert. Learn how to mix ingredients, and how to bake the cakes. Gail also shows you a delicious frosting to put on your Italian creme cakes. So, if you are looking to indulge in the sweeter parts of life, learn how to make Italian creme cakes today!

Video Transcript

"Hi, my name is Gail Hoffman and I’m in, I live in North Reddington Beach, Florida and on behalf of Expert Village I am going to demonstrate how to make Italian Crème Cake. Italian Crème Cake is a delicious rich cake that is actually not from Italy, it originated in the Southern United States, it has ingredients like pecans and coconut in it and why it is called Italian Crème Cake is not very clear, some people believe that a baker with, a descendant of a baker from Italy created it in the southern part of the United States and that is why it got it’s name. To make Italian Crème Cake you need a whole bunch of different ingredients but the main thing that you need is a good mixer. You are going to need a paddle attachment and a whisk attachment and this is very useful when adding dry ingredients, it fits around the bowl and keeps the flour from shooting out of the bowl. "