Name: Elsie's Italian Cream Cake
Ingredients: 1 stick Butter; 1/2 C Shortening; 2 C Sugar; 5 Egg Yolks; 5 Egg Whites (, beaten); 1 tsp Baking Soda; 1 tsp Vanilla; 2 C Flour; 1 C Buttermilk; 1 C Coconut; 1 C Pecans or Walnuts; 1 8 oz pkg Cream Cheese; 1/2 Stick Butter; 1 tsp Vanilla; 1 box Powdered Sugar

Elsie's Italian Cream Cake

Moist, rich and flavorful, this is a cake for special occasions. Elsie does not cook a lot but when she does, it is great. She surprised us one day bringing down a few slices of this cake for us. I immediately asked for the recipe and she was kind enough to send it.

Ingredients

Cake

1stick Butter
1/2C Shortening
2C Sugar
5 Egg Yolks
5 Egg Whites, beaten
1tsp Baking Soda
1tsp Vanilla
2C Flour
1C Buttermilk
1C Coconut
1C Pecans or Walnuts

Frosting

18 oz pkg Cream Cheese
1/2Stick Butter
1tsp Vanilla
1box Powdered Sugar

Instructions

Cake

Cream together butter, shortening and sugar
Add egg yolks, soda, vanilla, flour, coconut, buttermilk and nuts.
Add egg whites
Bake in 2 greased and floured 9 inch pans at 325 degrees for 35 - 45 minutes.

Frosting

Mix the cream cheese, butter and vanilla together until smooth
Add the powdered sugar and stir until smooth.