Italian Cream Cake With Icing

Photo: flickr user avlxyz

Ingredients

1 stick butter

1/2 cup shortening

2 cups sugar

2 cups flour

5 eggs, separated

1 teaspoon soda

1 cup buttermilk

1 cup chopped pecans

1 cup coconut

1 teaspoon vanilla

5 egg whites, stiffly beaten

1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese

1/2 stick butter

1 box powdered sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

Preparation

Cream butter and shortening. Add sugar and beat mixture until smooth. Add egg yolks and beat well. Combine flour and soda; add to cream mixture alternately with buttermilk. Stir in vanilla and add coconut and pecans. Fold in beaten egg whites. Pour into 3 (9 inch) greased and floured cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until done.