Italian Cream Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 lb margarine
• 1/2 cup crisco
• 2 cups sugar
• 5 egg yolks
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 can angel flake coconut
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 5 egg whites, stiffly beaten
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
• 4 tablespoons margarine
• 1 box powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 cream margarine and crisco; add sugar and beat until smooth.
• 2 add egg yolks and beat well.
• 3 combine flour, soda and add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk.
• 4 stir in vanilla extract.
• 5 add coconut and nuts.
• 6 fold in egg whites.
• 7 pour batter into 3 greased and floured 9 inch pans.
• 8 bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until cake tests done.
• 9 cool and top with cream cheese frosting.
• 10 cream cheese frosting: beat cream cheese and margarine until smooth.
• 11 add sugar and mix well.
• 12 add vanilla extract and beat until smooth.
• 13 spread on cake.
• 14 sprinkle pecans between layers and on top of cake.