Coconut Cream Cake

By jdwooten

Ingredients

• For Cake:
• 1/2 cup Crisco
• 1/2 cup Butter
• 2 cups Buttermilk
• 1/2 tsp. salt
• 5 eggs, separated
• 2 cups sifted flour
• 1 2/3 cups flaked coconut
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• Icing:
• 8 oz. Philadelphia Cream Cheese
• 1/2 c. butter
• 1 pound powdered sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla

Preparation

Step 1

For the Cake:
Beat the egg whites until stiff form, add a pinch of salt while beating. In a large bowl, combine Crisco, sugar, butter and vanilla until fluffy. Add 1 egg yolk at a time, beat well after each egg. Sift flour, salt and baking soda together. Add this mixture alternating with buttermilk addition, mixing well. Add coconut. Fold egg whites into batter. Prepare 3 floured layer pans. Bake in 350 degree oven until golden brown, approximately 20 minutes. Do not overcook!

For icing:
Mix all ingredients until smooth. Add nuts as topping if desired.