1 stick butter
1/2 c. vegetable oil
2 c. sugar
5 egg yolks
1 tsp. baking soda
2 c. plain flour
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. coconut
1 c. nuts, chopped
5 egg whites, beaten stiff

After creaming butter, oil, sugar and egg yolks; add alternately with buttermilk and vanilla. Add coconut and chopped nuts, folding stiffly beaten egg whites last. Pour batter into 3 (9 inch) greased and floured cake pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 to 25 minutes.