Ingredients for - Italian Cream Cake I

1. Butter 1 cup
2. Egg yolks 5
3. Baking soda 1 teaspoon
4. All-purpose flour 2 cups
5. Egg whites 5
6. White sugar 2 cups
7. Buttermilk 1 ½ cups
8. Chopped walnuts 1 cup
9. Flaked coconut 1 cup
10. Cream cheese 1 (8 ounce) package
11. Butter ½ cup
12. Confectioners' sugar 3 ½ cups
13. Vanilla extract 1 teaspoon
14. Chopped walnuts ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Italian Cream Cake I

1 . Stage

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 walnuts and coconut.

2 . Stage

Beat egg whites, and fold into batter. Pour batter into three greased and floured 9 inch round cake pans.

3 . Stage

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven.

4 . Stage

Combine cream cheese, 1/2 cup butter or margarine, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla extract. Spread onto cooled cake. Top iced cake with chopped walnuts.