Trisha's Italian Cream Cake
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Course : Cakes
From: HungryMonster.com
 

Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
1/2       cup           margarine
1/2       cup           shortening
2         cups          sugar
5                       eggs -- separated
2         cups          flour
1         teaspoon      soda
1/2       teaspoon      salt
1         cup           buttermilk
1         teaspoon      vanilla
7         ounces        coconut
1         cup           pecans -- chopped

cream cheese frosting
8         ounces        cream cheese -- softened
1/2       cup           margarine
1         pound         powdered sugar
1         teaspoon      vanilla
1/2       cup           pecans
 

Preparation:

CAKE: Cream margarine and shortening with sugar. Add egg yolks. combine flour, soda and salt and add alternately with buttermilk. Add vanilla, coconut and pecans. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Grease and flour 3 8-inch: cake pans. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes. FROSTING: Cream cheese and margarine. Add remaining ingredients. Double ingredients if you like a lot of frosting.