Italian Cream Cheese Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. sugar
1 Tbsp. vanilla
5 eggs, separated
1 tsp. soda
1 c. chopped pecans
2 c. Angel Flake coconut
1 stick margarine
2 c. sifted plain flour
1 c. buttermilk
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. shortening (Crisco)

Preparation

Cream sugar and shortening; add margarine.
Beat until fluffy. Add yolks one at a time; add vanilla and buttermilk alternately with soda and flour which have been sifted together.
Add coconut and pecans.
Fold in beaten egg whites.
Pour into 3 (9-inch) layer pans, greased.
Bake 30 minutes at 350\u00b0.
Ice with Cream Cheese Icing.