2 c. sugar
2 sticks butter
1/2 c. buttermilk
1 box vanilla wafers (crushed)
1 c. chopped nuts
1 (7 oz.) can coconut
6 eggs

Mix sugar and butter, then add buttermilk. Then add the other ingredients one at a time. Put in greased tube cake pan. Bake at 300 degrees for 1 1/2 hours.