Italian Cream Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 stick margarine
1/2 c. vegetable shortening
2 c. sugar
5 egg yolks
2 c. flour
1 tsp. soda
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 small can coconut
1 c. chopped pecans
5 egg whites, beat until stiff

Preparation

Cream margarine and shortening until fluffy.
Add sugar; beat well.
Beat in egg yolks.
Mix together flour and soda.
Add alternately with buttermilk.
Mix in vanilla.
Add nuts and coconut.
Fold in egg whites.
Pour into 3 prepared (9-inch) layer pans.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 30 minutes.