CAKE:

2 c. sugar
1 stick butter
1/2 c. Crisco
5 egg yolks & whites
2 c. flour
1 c. buttermilk & 1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. shredded coconut
1 tsp. vanilla

ICING:

1 lg. pkg. cream cheese
1 stick butter
1 box powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. chopped pecans

Cream well sugar, butter and Crisco. Add vanilla, egg yolks (one at a time), flour, buttermilk with soda and coconut. Fold in beaten egg whites. Bake in 3 (9") cake pans at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.

ICING: Cream together cream cheese and butter. Add vanilla, powdered sugar and nuts. Add milk if needed for consistency to spread.