Ingredients

  • 1/2 c. Crisco, softened
  • 1 stick butter, softened
  • 2 c. sugar
  • 5 eggs, separated
  • 1 tsp. vanilla-butter-nut flavoring
  • 1 tsp. baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 2 c. flour
  • 1 c. pecans (pieces)
  • 2 c. coconut
  • 1 c. butter
  • milk
  • 1 small jar maraschino cherries
  • Frosting
  • maraschino cherries and pecan halves (for decorating)

Method

  • Cream the first 3 ingredients together; add egg yolks and mix in the dry ingredients one by one, alternating with butter and milk. Add the coconut, pecans and cherries. Fold in the egg whites. Pour the mixture into 3 (8 x 10-inch) round cake pans and bake in a 350° oven for 40 minutes. Layer the cake with the frosting and decorate with well drained cherries and pecan halves.