Italian Creme Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 stick butter
1/2 c. vegetable shortening
2 c. sugar
5 eggs, separated
2 c. cake flour
1 c. buttermilk
1 t. soda
1 c. coconut
1 c. chopped nuts
2 t. vanilla

Preparation

Cream butter, shortening and sugar.
Add egg yolks one at a time.
Mix soda with cake flour.
Add to creamed mixture, buttermilk, alternating with flour & soda.
Beat in coconut, nuts and vanilla.
Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
Pour into 3 - 8-inch cake pans (greased and floured).
Bake at 350 degrees for 25 min.
Let layers cool in pan for 10 min. then turn out onto racks to cool.
Great!