Italian Cream Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 stick butter
1/2 c. shortening
2 c. sugar
5 egg yolks
2 c. flour
1 tsp. soda
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. Angle Flake coconut
1 c. chopped nuts
5 egg whites, beaten

Preparation

Cream margarine and shortening.
Add sugar and beat until smooth.
Add egg yolks and beat well.
Combine flour and soda and add to creamed mixture.
Add alternately with buttermilk.
Stir in vanilla.
Add coconut and nuts.
Fold in egg whites.
Bake in 3 layers at 350\u00b0 for 25 minutes.
Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting.