Italian Cream Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 stick softened margarine
1/2 c. Crisco
2 c. sugar
5 egg yolks
5 egg whites, beaten
1 tsp. soda
2 c. plain flour
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. nuts
1 c. coconut

Preparation

Cream together margarine, Crisco and sugar.
Add egg yolks; add flour and soda to mixture alternating with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour.
Stir in nuts and coconut.
Fold in beaten egg whites.
Bake in three 9-inch greased and floured pans at 350\u00b0 about 20 minutes.
Makes 3 layers.