Italian Creme Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 stick margarine
2 c. sugar
2 c. sifted flour
1 c. buttermilk
1 small can coconut
5 egg whites, beaten
1/2 c. Crisco shortening
5 egg yolks
1 tsp. soda
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

Using electric mixer; beat margarine and shortening.
Add sugar and beat well.
Add egg yolks, one at a time.
Sift flour and soda together and add alternately with buttermilk.
Still using electric mixer, add vanilla, coconut and pecans.
Fold in beaten egg whites.
Pour into 3 greased and lined 8 or 9-inch cake pans and bake at 350\u00b0 for 45 minutes or until sides break loose from pan.
Remove cake from oven.
Set on rack to cool.