Italian Cream Cake

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 5 eggs, separated
• 2 cups sifted flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) can coconut
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 mix buttermilk and baking soda. let stand for a few minutes.
• 2 cream together sugar, butter and shortening.
• 3 add egg yolks, mixing well between each yolk.
• 4 add milk mixture and flour gradually, alternating between each one.
• 5 add vanilla, nuts and coconut. beat well.
• 6 in separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff. carefully fold into batter.
• 7 pour into 3 well-greased 9" cake pans.
• 8 bake st 325º for 25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
• 9 cool and frost with cream cheese icing.