Black Walnut Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. butter, softened
1/2 c. shortening
2 c. sugar
5 eggs, separated
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. baking soda
2 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/2 c. chopped black walnuts
1 (3 oz.) can flaked coconut
1/2 tsp. cream of tartar
Cream Cheese Frosting
chopped black walnuts
red and green candied cherries, diced

Preparation

Cream
butter
and
shortening.
Gradually
add
sugar, beating until
light
and fluffy and sugar dissolves.
Add egg yolks, beating well.
Combine buttermilk and soda.\tStir until soda dissolves.
Add flour to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture, beginning and
ending with flour.
Stir in vanilla.
Add 1 1/2
cups
walnuts and coconut, stirring well. Beat egg whites (at
room
temperature)
with
cream of tartar until stiff peaks form.
Fold egg whites into batter.