Mom's Coconut Cream Cake

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 10
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine
• 2 cups sugar
• 5 eggs, separated
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk (soured milk will do(add 2 to 3 tbsp. vinegar to milk)
• 1 2/3 cups flaked coconut
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 1 (1 lb) box powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts

Recipe

• 1 cream shortening, margarine, and sugar.
• 2 add egg yolks, one at a time, mixing well after each yolk.
• 3 sift flour and soda together.
• 4 add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk, starting and ending with flour.
• 5 beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
• 6 fold egg whites into batter.
• 7 fold coconut into batter.
• 8 bake in 3 greased and floured pans for 25 to 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
• 9 blend all frosting ingredients and frost cake when cooled.