Italian Cream Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 stick margarine
1 c. coconut
1/2 c. vegetable shortening
2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 c. chopped pecans
5 egg whites, stiffly beaten
2 c. sugar
5 egg yolks
1/2 tsp. salt
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Cream butter and shortening.
Add sugar and beat until mixture is smooth.
Add egg yolks and beat well.
Sift flour, salt and soda; sift again.
Add flour and buttermilk to cream mixture. Stir in vanilla, coconut and nuts.
Fold in egg whites.
Pour in 3 greased and floured 8-inch pans.
Bake for 25 minutes at 350\u00b0. Ice with Cream Cheese Icing.