Name: Italian Cream Cake
Ingredients: 1/2 c margarine; 1/2 c shortening; 2 c sugar; 5 eggs, separated; 2 c flour; 1 ts soda; 1/2 ts salt; 1 c buttermilk; 1 ts vanilla; 7 ounce coconut; 1 c pecans, chopped; 8 ounce cream cheese, softened; 1 pound powdered sugar; 1/2 c pecans

Italian Cream Cake

Ingredients

1/2 c margarine
1/2 c shortening
2 c sugar
5 eggs, separated
2 c flour
1 ts soda
1/2 ts salt
1 c buttermilk
1 ts vanilla
7 ounces coconut
1 c pecans, chopped
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
1 pound powdered sugar
1/2 c pecans

Instructions

Cream margarine and shortening with sugar. Add egg yolks. combine flour, soda and salt and add alternately with buttermilk. Add vanilla, coconut and pecans. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Grease and flour 3 8: cak pans. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes. Cream cheese and margarine. Add remaining ingredients. Double ingredients if you like a lot of frosting.