Italian Cream Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1/2 c. shortening
1 stick butter or oleo
5 egg yolks
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. buttermilk
5 egg whites
1 c. pecans, chopped
1 (3 1/2 oz.) Angel Flake coconut

Preparation

Cream butter, shortening and sugar.
Add egg yolks, one at a time.
Add vanilla.
Sift dry ingredients together and add alternately with buttermilk.
Add coconut. Beat egg whites until they are stiff and fold into mixture.
Pour into 4 round cake pans.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 25 to 30 minutes.