Italian Cream Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. shortening
2 c. sugar
2 c. flour
1 c. buttermilk
1 1/2 c. chopped pecans
1 1/2 stick margarine, softened
5 eggs separated
1 tsp. soda
2 tsp. vanilla
1 8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 box powdered sugar

Preparation

Cream shortening and 1 stick margarine, add sugar and beat until smooth.
Add egg yolks, beat well.
Add combined flour and soda alternately with buttermilk.
Stir in 1 tsp. vanilla and 1 c. pecans.
Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
Pour into three greased and floured 8-inch cake pans.
Bake 25 minutes at 350\u00b0.