Italian Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
1/4 pound margarine
1 cup buttermilk
1/2 cup shortening
1 teaspoon vanilla
5 eggs separated plus 5 more whites
1 teaspoon soda
1 can coconut

Preparation

In large bowl cream margarine, shortening: add sugar and beat well:
add egg yolks, vanilla, and beat.
Add coconut.
In separate bowl sift flour and soda together twice before adding to first mixture.
Add buttermilk and flour alternating in 3 additions.
Start with dry and end with dry until all has been creamed together.
Fold in beaten egg whites.
Prepare 3 well greased and floured pans.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for approximately 25 - 30 minutes, until cake springs back when pressed by hand.
Cool completely before icing.