Italian Cream Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 stick butter
2 c. sugar
2 c. plain flour
1 c. buttermilk
1 small can coconut
5 egg whites, stiffly beaten
1/2 c. shortening
5 egg yolks
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. chopped nuts

Preparation

Cream butter, shortening and sugar.
Add egg yolks, beat well. Combine flour and soda; add to cream mixture alternately with milk. Add vanilla, coconut and nuts.
Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
Bake in 3 (9-inch) pans at 350\u00b0 for 25 minutes.