Italian Creme Cake

By Joan_Z

Ingredients

• 2 cups Sugar
• 1 stick Margarine
• 1/2 cup Crisco
• 5 Eggs - separated
• 1 cup Buttermilk
• tsp. Baking Soda
• 1 cup Angel Flake Coconut
• 2 cups Cake Four
• 1 8 oz Cream cheese room temperature
• 1 stick margarine softened
• 1 box Confectioners sugar (10x)
• 1 tsp. Vanilla
• 1 cup Nuts coarsely chopped

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 20mins
Cooking time 45mins

Preparation

Step 1

Cake:

Cream well: 2 cups of sugar, 1 stick margarine, and 1/2 cup Crisco.
Add 5 egg yolks - one at a time;
2 cups flour
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup Angel Flake Coconut
Add 5 beaten egg whites (stiff) and fold in.

Bake in THREE layers at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.

ICING:
1 8z package of cream cheese - room temperature
1 stick margarine (softened)
1 box confectioners sugar (10x)
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup coarsely chopped nuts

Ice TOP of each layer ONLY - not the sides.