ITALIAN COCONUT CAKE 
2 c. sugar
5 eggs, yolks and whites separated
1 1/2 sticks butter
1/2 c. oil
2 c.flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1 c. buttermilk
2 c. coconut
2 tsp. vanilla
1/2 c. chopped nuts
Jello lemon pudding mix
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1 box powdered sugar

Cream together sugar, 5 egg yolks, 1 stick butter and 1/2 cup oil. Add flour, baking soda, buttermilk, coconut, 1 teaspoon vanilla and nuts. Beat egg whites and fold into mixture. Bake 30 to 35 minutes at 350 degrees in three 8 inch cake pans.

Prepare Jello pudding according to package and spread between layers. Prepare icing by mixing together cream cheese, 1/2 stick butter, powdered sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Frost top and sides of cake; sprinkle on coconut.

 

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