Italian Creme Cake

• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup Crisco
• 1/2 - 1 cup butter, room temperature
• 5 eggs, separated
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 cups flour
• 2 cups coconut
• 1 cup pecans
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• FROSTING
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1/2 - 1 cup butter
• 1 box powdered sugar
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

1. Mix everything for frosting together until creamy.
2. --------CAKE-------------.
3. Creme together sugar, crisco, butter, and egg yolks, add one at a time, beating well after each.
4. Add soda to buttermilk then add alternately with flour, buttermilk, flour, etc.
5. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form then fold into cake batter.
6. LAST, add coconut, pecans, and vanilla.
7. BAKE 350F degrees for 35-40 MINUTES.

sugar, crisco, butter, eggs, baking soda, buttermilk, flour, coconut, pecans, vanilla, frosting, cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, pecans, vanilla

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/italian-creme-cake-11304 (may not work)