Italian Cream Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 stick margarine
1/2 c. Crisco
2 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
5 egg yolks
3 egg whites
2 c. sifted flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. buttermilk
1 small can Baker's coconut
1 c. chopped nuts

Preparation

Cream together margarine, Crisco, sugar and vanilla.
Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, and beat well after each addition.
Sift together sifted flour and baking soda.
Add alternately with 1 cup of buttermilk.
Fold in 3 egg whites (stiffly beaten).
Stir in coconut and chopped nuts.
Pour into 3 well-greased 9-inch cake pans.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 25 minutes or until well done and brown. Cool before frosting.