*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                       Trisha's Italian Cream Cake

Recipe By     : Trisha Burdett 
Serving Size  : 1    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Cakes                            Dia's Scrap Book 

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/2  c             Margarine
     1/2  c             Shortening
   2      c             Sugar
   5                    Eggs -- separated
   2      c             Flour
   1      ts            Soda
     1/2  ts            Salt
   1      c             Buttermilk
   1      ts            Vanilla
   7      oz            Coconut
   1      c             Pecans -- chopped
                        Cream Cheese Frosting:
   8      oz            Cream cheese -- softened
     1/2  c             Margarine
   1      lb            Powdered sugar
   1      ts            Vanilla
     1/2  c             Pecans

  Cake:

  Cream margarine and shortening with sugar. Add egg yolks. Combine
  flour, soda, and salt and add alternately with buttermilk. Add
  vanilla, coconut, and pecans. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites.
  Grease and flour three 8" cake pans. Bake at 350°F for 25 minutes.

  Frosting:

  Cream cheese and margarine. Add remaining ingredients. Double
  ingredients if you like a lot of frosting.

  Typos courtesy of Becci McClain

  From Dia's Scrap Book


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