1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups sugar
1 stick butter (soften)
1/2 cup shortening
5 eggs (separated)
2 cups sifted flour
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 3.5 oz. can coconut
1 cup chopped pecans
MIX buttermilk and soda, let stand for a few minutes. CREAM together sugar, butter and shortening. ADD egg yolks one at a time. Beat well after each. ADD buttermilk mixture and flour alternately. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff. Carefully fold into batter. Pour into 3 well greased & floured 9" cake pans. BAKE at 325F degrees for 25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Cool on wire rack. Remove cake from each cake pan onto your favorite cake plate. Use frosting below to cover each layer and sides.
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Cream Cheese Icing
1 8 oz. pkg cream cheese
1 lb. pkg powdered sugar
1 stick butter softened at room temperature
1 teaspoon vanilla
Cream butter and cream cheese until soft and fluffy. ADD powdered sugar and vanilla, beat well. Sprinkle chopped pecans on top.
Have a great day!
Granny Ann