Italian Cream Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 stick butter
1/2 c. shortening
1 c. chopped pecans
1 small pkg. coconut
2 c. all-purpose flour
8 oz. cream cheese
1 stick melted butter
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. buttermilk
2 c. sugar
5 eggs
1 box powdered sugar
1/2 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

Cream 1 stick butter and shortening; add sugar and beat well. Add egg, one at a time, alternating with flour, soda and buttermilk.
Add vanilla, coconut and 1 cup of pecans.
Bake in 3 prepared 9-inch pans at 350\u00b0 for 40 minutes.