This cake is absolutely to die for! It’s moist, creamy, and not too sweet. Anyone would be happy to blow out candles on this baby!
Ingredients:
1 stick butter, softened
1/2 cup butter-flavored Crisco
2 cups granulated sugar
5 egg yolks
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup flaked coconut
1 cup chopped pecans
5 egg whites, stiffly beaten
Directions:
- Pre heat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Butter and sugar two 9-inch cake pans. Set aside.
- Using an electric mixer, cream together the butter and Crisco.
- Add sugar and beat well.
- Add egg yolks and beat.
- Alternating with buttermilk, add flour and baking soda and beat between each addition.
- Stir in vanilla, coconut and nuts.
- Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites 2 Tablespoons at a time.
- Pour evenly into prepared cake pans.
- Bake 20-25 min or until toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool completely.
- Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting.
- Decorate with additional pecans or chocolate chips.
- Refrigerate leftovers.
