Ingredients
- 1/2 cup Shortening
- 1/2 cup Butter
- 1 2/3 cup Sugar
- 6 Eggs separated
- 1 cup Buttermilk
- 3/4 tsp Soda
- 1/2 tsp Salt
- 2 cups Flour
- 3/4 tsp Vanilla
- 2 cups Coconut
- 1 cup Chopped Pecans
- 1/2 cup Maraschino Cherries chopped
- 1/2 tsp cream of tarter
Frosting
- 1/2 cup Butter
- 8 oz Cream Cheese
- 4 cup Powdered Sugar
- 3/4 tsp Vanilla
- 1 cup Pecans Chopped for on top
Instructions
- Cream shortening, butter, sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each.
- Add buttermilk along with dry ingredients ending with flour.
- Stir in remaining ingredients.
- Beat egg whites with cream of tartar til stiff. Fold in.
- Bake in 3 9” pans or 4 8” pans at 350° for 30-40 minutes until done.
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