My Favorite Cake

Name: My Favorite Cake
Ingredients: 1 stick butter or margarine; 1/2 c. vegetable shortening; 2 c. all-purpose flour; 2 c. sugar; 5 egg yolks; 1 tsp. baking soda; 1 c. buttermilk; 1 tsp. vanilla; 1 (3 1/2 oz.) can coconut; 1/2 c. chopped nuts; 5 egg whites, stiffly beaten

11 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

1 stick butter or margarine
1/2 c. vegetable shortening
2 c. all-purpose flour
2 c. sugar
5 egg yolks
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 (3 1/2 oz.) can coconut
1/2 c. chopped nuts
5 egg whites, stiffly beaten

Directions

1

Cream butter or margarine.
2

Add sugar and beat until mixture is smooth.
3

Add vanilla and beat.
4

Sift flour and measure, then add baking soda and sift 2 more times.
5

Add flour to sugar and butter mixture.
6

Add buttermilk and beat until smooth.
7

Add coconut and nuts and beat some more.
8

Fold in beaten egg whites. Pour batter into 3 greased 8-inch cake pans and bake at 350° for 30 minutes.