Italian Cream Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 stick margarine
2 c. sugar
2 c. self-rising flour
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. soda
3 1/2 oz. coconut
5 egg whites, stiffly beaten
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. chopped nuts
1/2 c. Crisco
5 egg yolks

Preparation

Cream butter and shortening well.
Add sugar.
Beat.
Add egg yolks and beat, one at a time.
Beat well.
Add flour, vanilla and buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour.
Add coconut and nuts.
Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 25 minutes.
Makes 3 layers.