Ingredients:

1 cup butter
5 egg yolks
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups all-purpose flour
5 egg whites
2 cups white sugar
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
1 cup chopped nuts
1 cup coconut
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1/2 cup butter
3 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar, packed
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
chopped nuts for topping

Directions:

1. Cream together 1 cup butter or margarine,egg yolks,and 2 cups white sugar.Alternately mix in flour and buttermilk.Add baking soda.Mix in 1 cup nuts and coconut.
2. Beat egg whites,and fold into batter. Pour batter into three greased and floured 9 inch round cake pans.
3. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven.
4. Combine cream cheese,1/2 cup butter or margarine, confectioners’ sugar, and vanilla extract. Spread onto cooled cake.Top iced cake with chopped nuts.

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