Mom’s Italian Cream Cake Recipe - Food.com

Ingredients

• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 5 eggs, separated
• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup shortening
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup angel flake coconut
• 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature