Italian Cream Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 stick soft butter
1/2 c. Crisco
2 c. sugar
5 egg yolks
2 c. plain flour
1 tsp. soda
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 small can coconut
1 c. chopped nuts
5 egg whites, beaten

Preparation

Using an electric mixer, beat well butter, Crisco and sugar. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating after each yolk.
Sift together flour and soda.
Add alternately with buttermilk, then add vanilla, coconut and nuts.
Last, fold in egg whites, beaten stiff. Bake in three 8-inch pans at 350\u00b0 for 35 minutes or until done. Cool on wire rack.