Aunt Mary's Italian Cream Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 5 eggs, seperated
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2 cups flour, sifted
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup pecans, chopped
• 4 ounces coconut

Recipe

• 1 combined baking soda and buttermilk and let stand for a few minutes.
• 2 cream sugar, butter, and shortening.
• 3 add egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 4 add buttermilk mixture and flour alternately until combined.
• 5 stir in vanilla.
• 6 beat egg whites until stiff.
• 7 fold stiff egg whites into batter along with coconut and pecans.
• 8 evenly divide mixture between 3 well greased and floured, 9 inch pans.
• 9 bake at 325 for 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out cleanly.
• 10 top each layer with 'aunt mary's cream cheese frosting' and sprinkle on pecans.