Italian Cream Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 stick margarine
1/2 c. shortening
2 c. sugar
5 egg yolks
2 c. self-rising flour
1 tsp. soda
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla
5 egg whites, stiffly beaten
1 c. chopped pecans
1 1/4 c. coconut

Preparation

Cream margarine and shortening.
Add sugar; beat until smooth. Add egg yolks and beat well.
Combine flour and soda; add to cream mixture with buttermilk.
Stir in vanilla, coconut and pecans.
Fold in beaten egg whites.
Pour into greased and floured pans.
Bake at 350\u00b0 about 30 minutes.