Italian Walnut Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

5 eggs
1 c. Crisco
2 c. sugar
2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 tsp. salt
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. coconut
2 c. chopped nuts
8 oz. cream cheese
1 stick butter
1 box powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Separate eggs and beat egg whites until stiff.
Cream Crisco and sugar; add egg yolks and beat well.
Combine flour, soda and salt in separate bowl.
Alternate, adding flour mixture and buttermilk to sugar and eggs; mix well.
Add 1 teaspoon vanilla, 2 cups coconut and 1 cup nuts.
Add eggs whites and mix well.
Bake in three 8-inch pans at 350\u00b0 for 35 to 40 minutes.