Italian Cream Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 stick margarine
1 tsp. vanilla
2 c. sugar
1 tsp. soda
1 c. pecans
1/2 c. shortening
5 egg yolks
2 c. plain flour
1 c. buttermilk
1 can coconut

Preparation

Cream margarine, shortening and sugar; add egg yolks, then add flour and soda alternately with buttermilk.
Add vanilla, coconut and pecans.
Fold in egg whites.
Bake at 350\u00b0 for 25 minutes. Makes 3 layers.