Italian Cream Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 stick butter
1/2 c. shortening
2 c. sugar
5 egg yolks
5 egg whites, beaten stiff
1 tsp. salt
2 c. flour (plain)
1 tsp. soda
1 c. buttermilk
1 c. nuts
1 c. coconut
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Cream butter, shortening and sugar well. Add slightly beaten egg yolks. Dissolve soda in buttermilk and add alternately with flour to which the salt has been added. Fold in egg whites. Add coconut, nuts and vanilla. Bake in 3 (8-inch) pans at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes.