Ingredients

  • 1/2 c. butter
  • 1/2 c. shortening
  • 2 c. sugar
  • 5 egg yolks
  • 1 c. buttermilk
  • 1 tsp. soda
  • 2 c. sifted all-purpose flour
  • 1 tsp. vanilla
  • 1 c. chopped pecans
  • 1 (3 1/2 oz.) can coconut
  • 5 egg whites, beaten

Method

  • Cream together butter, shortening and sugar.
  • Add egg yolks one at a time.
  • Mix together buttermilk and soda.
  • Add flour to creamed mixture with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour. Fold in vanilla, pecans, coconut and beaten egg whites.
  • Bake in 3 round 8 or 9-inch cake pans at 350° for 25 minutes.