Italian Cream Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 stick oleo
1/2 c. Crisco
2 c. sugar
2 c. flour
1 c. buttermilk
1 small can coconut
5 egg whites, stiffly beaten
5 egg yolks
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

Cream oleo and Crisco.
Add sugar and beat until mixture is smooth.
Add egg yolks and beat well.
Combine flour and soda.
Add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk.
Stir in vanilla. Add coconut and chopped nuts.
Fold in beaten egg whites.
Pour batter into 3 greased and floured 8-inch cake pans.
Bake for 25 minutes at 350\u00b0.