Italian Cream Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 stick margarine
2 c. sugar
1/2 c. shortening
5 eggs, separated
1 tsp. vanilla flavoring
1 c. buttermilk
2 c. all-purpose flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. chopped nuts
1 1/3 c. coconut

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350\u00b0.
Grease and flour two 9-inch pans.
Cream margarine and shortening with sugar.
Add egg yolks, one at a time. Add vanilla, then sift together flour and soda, adding alternately with buttermilk.
Stir in nuts and coconut.
Beat egg whites until stiff; gently fold into batter.
Bake 30 to 35 minutes.
Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting.