Italian Cream Cake — Robert St. John

Ingredients

• 1 cup Butter, softened
• 2 cups Sugar
• 5 large Eggs, separated
• 2 1 /2 cups All-purpose flour
• 1 tsp Baking soda
• 1 cup Buttermilk
• 2 /3 cup Pecans, finely chopped
• 1 tsp Vanilla extract
• 1 can Flaked coconut (3 1 /2 oz.)
• 1 /2 tsp Cream of Tartar
• 3 Tbsp Grand Marnier
• 1 recipe Cream Cheese Frosting
• 1 – 8 ounces package Cream cheese, softened
• 1 – 3 ounces package Cream cheese, softened
• 3 /4 cup Butter, softened
• 1 1 /2 Powdered sugar, sifted
• 1 1 /2 cups Pecans, chopped
• 1 Tbsp Vanilla extract