Italian Cream Cake With Frosting - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. soda
5 eggs, separated
1 stick oleo
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. pecans
1 c. coconut
1/2 c. shortening
2 c. sifted flour

Preparation

Combine soda and buttermilk and let stand for a few minutes. Beat egg whites until stiff.
Cream the sugar, oleo and shortening. Add egg yolks, one at a time.
Beat after each.
Add buttermilk alternately with flour to creamed mixture.
Stir in vanilla and fold in egg whites.
Add pecans and coconut.
Put in 3 greased and floured pans.
Bake at 325\u00b0 for 25 minutes.