Italian Cream Cheese Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. soda
5 eggs, separated
2 c. sugar
1 stick oleo
1/2 c. shortening
2 c. flour
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. chopped nuts (walnuts)
1 c. coconut

Preparation

Mix the buttermilk and soda and let stand. Beat egg whites until stiff. Cream sugar, oleo and shortening. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each. Add buttermilk alternately with flour to creamed mixture. Stir in vanilla. Fold in beaten egg whites. Gently stir in nuts and coconut. Bake in 3 or 4 layer pans at 325\u00b0 for 25 minutes.