Italian Cream Cake
["1 stick butter", "1/2 c. Crisco", "2 c. sugar", "5 eggs, separated", "2 c. flour", "1 c. buttermilk", "1 tsp. baking soda", "1 c. coconut", "1 c. chopped pecans or walnuts"]
["Combine butter, Crisco and sugar. Cream together well. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well. Add flour, buttermilk, soda, coconut and nuts. Whip 5 egg whites and fold in. Grease and flour 13 x 9-inch sheet cake pan or 3 layer pans."]
["butter", "Crisco", "sugar", "eggs", "flour", "buttermilk", "baking soda", "coconut", "pecans"]