Italian Cream Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 stick butter
2 c. sugar
1/2 c. crisco
5 eggs
2 c. plain flour
1 tsp. baking soda
pinch of salt
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. coconut
1 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

Cream butter, crisco & sugar. Add egg yolks beat until creamy. Combine flour, soda & salt. Add alternately with buttermilk. Mix well for 2 minutes, add vanilla. Fold in egg whites (beaten), coconut and pecans. Makes 3 layers in 9 inch pans. Bake 20 to 25 minutes on 350\u00b0.