1 box white cake mix
1 stick butter, soft
1/2 tsp. baking soda, dissolved in buttermilk
1 c. flaked coconut
3 eggs, separated
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla

Mix cake mix, egg yolks, butter, buttermilk, soda, vanilla and coconut with electric mixer. Fold in coconut, then stiffly beaten egg whites. Bake in 3 (9 inch) cake pans, greased and floured, for 20 minutes at 350 degrees. Frost with cream cheese frosting.

CREAM CHEESE FROSTING:

1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1 (1 lb.) box powdered sugar
1 stick butter, soft
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. pecans

Combine all ingredients and frost cake.