Italian Coconut Cake

By pcoates

Ingredients

• Cake:
• 1 stick margarine
• 2 cups flour
• 1 small can coconut
• 1 tsp. soda
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 2 cups sugar
• 5 eggs whites, stiffly beaten
• 5 egg yolks
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup nuts, chopped
• Frosting:
• 1 8oz. pkg. cream cheese
• 1/2 stick margaine
• 1 box posdered sugar
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• Coconut

Preparation

Step 1

Cake:
Cream shortening and margarine. Add sugar; beat until smooth. Add egg yolks; beat well. Combine flour and soda; add to cream mixture, alternately with buttermilk. Stir in vanilla; add coconut and nuts. Fold in egg whites. Pour batter into three greased 8 inch pans. Bake at 350* for 25 minutes.
Frosting:
Beat creat cheese and margarine until smooth. Add poser sugar and vanilla. Spread on cakes and add coconut.