Italian Cream Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 stick butter or oleo
1/2 c. Crisco
2 c. sugar
2 c. flour
1 c. chopped pecans
5 egg whites, stiffly beaten
5 egg yolks
1 tsp. soda
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 small can coconut

Preparation

Cream together margarine, shortening and sugar.
Add egg yolks; beat well.
Sift flour and soda; add alternately with buttermilk to creamed mixture.
Stir in vanilla, coconut and nuts. Fold in egg whites.
Bake in 3 (9-inch) pans at 350\u00b0 for 25 minutes or until done.