Chocolate Italian Cream Cake

By bubbles7380

oven 325*
3 9 inch pans

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup crisco
• 2 cups sugar
• 5 eggs separated
• 2 cups sifted flour
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon soda
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup coconut
• 1/2 to 1 cup pecans
• ICING
• 1 box powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup cocoa
• 8oz cream cheese
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

CAKE
beat egg whites until stiff, set aside
cream crisco, butter and sugar
add egg yolks, one at a time
sift flour, soda, ad cocoa together
add to mixture alternately with buttermilk
add vanilla and nuts
then fold in egg whites
bake at 325*
ICING
cream margarine and cheese
add sugar, cocoa and vanilla
add nuts if desired
put between layers and on top ad sides of cake