Very good, very rich, good for special ocassions.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup shortening 1 stick margarine
 - 2 cups sugar 1 teaspoon vasnilla
 - 1 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 tsp. salt
 - 1 cup buttermilk or sour milk (add little vinegar to regular milk)
 - 2 cups sifted flour 2 cups coconut
 - 1 cup pecans 5 eggs, (separated)
 
Directions
   Cream shortening, margarine, sugar and vanilla. Add egg yolks. Add dry ingredients and buttermilk, alternately and beat well. Stir in nuts and coconut. Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into batter. Pour into 3 greased layer pans. Bake and frost when cool.
  Frosting    Beat together until smootyhg 1 stick margarine, 8 ounces cream cheese (at room temperature), 1 teaspoon vanilla (may also add a little almond flavoring), 1 pound box confectioners sugar and 1 cup pecans. Spread betweenm layers and on top.
    Cooking time: 30 to 35 minutes   Temp. 350 degrees F
    Pan size 8 or 9 inch
                
      
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Submitted 6/13/05. 
Source: Pennsylvania State Grange Cookbook  
Submitted By: Wilhelmina Vegh 
 wvegh@aol.com
Italian Cream Cake
