Italian Cream Cake - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 stick margarine
1/2 c. Crisco
2 c. sugar
2 c. plain flour
1 c. chopped nuts
1 tsp. soda
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 small can coconut
5 eggs, separated

Preparation

Beat whites until stiff.
Cream margarine and shortening.
Add sugar and beat until smooth.
Add egg yolks; beat well.
Combine flour and soda.
Add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk.
Stir in vanilla.
Add nuts and coconut.
Fold in beaten egg whites.
Pour batter into 3 floured and greased 9-inch cake pans.
Bake 25 to 30 minutes in a 350\u00b0 oven.
Cool and frost cake with the following frosting.