Italian Cream Cake
1/4 lb margarine or butter
1/2 cup shortening
2 cups sugar
5 eggs, separated
2 cups cake or all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla
1 12oz pkg coconut
1 cup chopped walnuts

Beat egg whites until stiff, (set aside). Cream margarine and shortening, add sugar and beat until smooth. Add one egg yolk at a time, beating well after each "addition". Stir in vanilla.   Sift together flour and soda, add alternately with buttermilk beating well each time. Stir in coconut and walnuts. Fold in egg whites. Pour into 3 lightly greased layer cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees over for 25 minutes or until done

Italian Cream Frosting

1/4 lb margarine or butter
1 pkg (8oz) cream cheese (soften at room temperture)
1 lb box powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
chopped walnuts

Cream together cream cheese and margarine until smooth. Add sugar and vanilla beating until smooth. Spread between layers and top and sides. (If too stiff add couple drops of milk) Sprinkle with walnuts.

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