Italian Cream Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. Crisco
1 stick butter or oleo
2 c. sugar
5 eggs, separated
2 c. flour
1 tsp. soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. coconut
1 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

Cream Crisco, oleo (or butter) and sugar; beat until smooth. Add egg yolks; beat.
Combine flour and soda.
Add alternately with buttermilk.
Add coconut and nuts.
Fold in beaten egg whites that have been beaten until stiff.
Pour in 3 layer cake pans, greased and floured.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 25 to 30 minutes.
Cool.