Italian Cream Cake

• 1/2 cup margarine
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening (such as Crisco)
• 2 cups sugar
• 5 egg yolks
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 can small coconut
• 1 cup black walnut
• 5 egg whites, stiffly beaten
• Italian Cream Cake Frosting:
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1/4 cup margarine
• 1 box confectioners' sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup black walnut

1. Cream margarine and shortening with sugar.
2. Add egg yolks; mix well.
3. Combine flour and soda; add alternately with buttermilk.
4. Add vanilla, coconut and nuts; fold mixture in egg whites.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.
6. Italian Cream Cake Frosting: Beat together cream cheese and margarine, then add sugar and vanilla.
7. Ice cake; put black walnuts between layers and on top.

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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/italian-cream-cake-4584 (may not work)