Italian Cream Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. buttermilk
1/2 c. Crisco
2 c. sugar
1 small can coconut
1 tsp. soda
2 c. sifted flour
1 stick oleo
5 eggs, separated
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. pecans

Preparation

Cream sugar, Crisco and oleo; add egg yolks, one at a time. Add milk and flour a little at a time.
Stir in vanilla.
Gently stir in pecans and coconut.
Combine soda and buttermilk and let stand a few minutes.
Beat egg whites until stiff.
Fold in cream mixture.
Cook at 325\u00b0 in 3 (9-inch) pans for 25 minutes.