Italian Cream Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 stick butter
1/2 c. Crisco
2 c. sugar
5 egg yolks
2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. nuts
1 c. coconut
5 egg whites

Preparation

Combine all ingredients except egg whites and mix well. Stiffly beat and then fold in egg whites.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 25 minutes.
Let cake cool.
Makes 3 (8-inch) layers.