Italian Cream Cake With Icing

• 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
• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1/2 stick butter
• 1 box powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

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

butter, shortening, sugar, flour, eggs, soda, buttermilk, pecans, coconut, vanilla, egg whites, cream cheese, butter, powdered sugar, vanilla

Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Italian-Cream-Cake-With-Icing-1659311 (may not work)