1 c. buttermilk
1 tbsp. baking soda
5 eggs, separated
2 c. sugar
1 stick butter
1/2 c. Crisco
2 c. sifted flour
1 tbsp. vanilla
1 sm. can flaked coconut
1 c. chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Combine soda and buttermilk; set aside. Mix sugar, Crisco and vanilla. Add egg yolks, one at a time. Beat after each one. Mix with buttermilk and soda. Beat egg whites stiff. Add flour to mixture and fold in egg whites. Gently stir in coconut and pecans. Bake in 3 (9") greased and floured pans for 25 minutes. Cool and frost.

ICING:

1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 stick butter
1 lb. box confectioners' sugar
1 tbsp. vanilla