Italian Creme Cake

It has been several years since I made this delicious cake but my husband recently requested it for his birthday. I had forgotten how good this was.

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Yields: 1 13x9 inch cake

Ingredients

• 2  cups sugar
• 1⁄2 cup  Crisco
• 1⁄2-1  cup butter, room temperature
• 5  eggs, separated
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  cup buttermilk
• 2  cups flour
• 2  cups coconut
• 1  cup pecans
• 1  teaspoon vanilla

• FROSTING

• 8  ounces cream cheese
• 1⁄2-1  cup butter
• 1  box powdered sugar
• 1  cup  chopped pecans
• 1  teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1. Mix everything for frosting together until creamy.
2. --------CAKE-------------.
3. Creme together sugar, crisco, butter, and egg yolks, add one at a time, beating well after each.
4. Add soda to buttermilk then add alternately with flour, buttermilk, flour, etc.
5. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form then fold into cake batter.
6. LAST, add coconut, pecans, and vanilla.
7. BAKE 350F degrees for 35-40 MINUTES.