Italian Sour Cream Cake

Recipe Ingredients

		Cake
2		Eggs - separated
1 cup	237ml	Sour cream
1/2 cup	80g / 2.8oz	Firmly packed brown sugar
1/2 cup	118ml	Amaretto
1 cup	93g / 3.3oz	Coconut
1/2 cup	118ml	Water
1/2 cup	118ml	Ground pecans
2		Eggs
1		Pillsbury butter cake mix
		Glaze
1 cup	198g / 7oz	Powdered sugar - sifted
1 tablespoon	15ml	Corn syrup
2 tablespoons	30ml	Cocoa
3 teaspoons	15ml	Water
2 tablespoons	30ml	Amaretto
2 teaspoons	10ml	Ground pecans
1 tablespoon	15ml	Butter/margarine - softened
6		Maraschino cherries

Recipe Instructions

Heat oven to 350F. Generously grease a 10" tube pan. In a small bowl, beat 2 egg whites until foamy. Gradually add brown sugar; beat until stiff peaks form about 3 minutes. Fold in coconut and 1/2 c. ground pecans. Spread meringue on bottom and up sides of pan to within 1 in. of top. In a large bowl, combine cake mix, sour cream, 1/2 c. amaretto, 1/2 c water, eggs and 2 egg-yolks at low speed until moistened; beat 2 minutes at high speed.

Pour batter into pan. Bake at 350F for 55 to 65 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool upright in pan for 10 minutes; loosen sides and invert onto serving plate. Cool completely. In a small bowl, blend powdered sugar, cocoa, 2 Tb amaretto, margarine, corn syrup and 2 to 4 tsp water until of desired spreading consistency. Spoon over top of cake, allowing some to run down sides. Garnish with ground pecans and cherries.

Source:
Found on MSN Cooking forum

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