Guthrie's Vanilla Wafer Cake
Created by ForeverMama on September 1, 2024
- Servings: 12-15
- Prep Time: 15-20m
- Cook Time: 1.5m
- Recipe #43544
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound butter (2 sticks)
- 2 cups sugar
- 6 eggs
- 11 ounces vanilla wafers
- 7 ounces flaked coconut, sweetened
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- FROSTING
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- 1/4 cup butter
- 2 cups confectioners guar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
How to Make
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Step 1: Preheat oven to 350-degrees Fahrenheit.
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Step 2: Crush vanilla wafers in a large sealable bag with a rolling pin; set aside.
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Step 3: Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs, vanilla wafers, coconut and nuts. Pour into well greased 9 x 13-inch pan and bake for 1 1/2 hours or until tester inserted in cake come out clean.
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NOTE: For a more formal presentation, this recipe may be doubled for a layer cake and baked in three 9" round pans; then frosted in-between layers and outer cake (of course, the frosting would also need to be increased, accordingly.)
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (245.6 g)
- Calories 727.7
- Total Fat - 47.2 g
- Saturated Fat - 23.5 g
- Cholesterol - 513.2 mg
- Sodium - 405.5 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 45.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.6 g
- Sugars - 40.7 g
- Protein - 17.9 g
- Calcium - 102.8 mg
- Iron - 2.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.7 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg