Italian Cream Cake I

Ingridients

1 cup butter

5 egg yolks

1 teaspoon baking soda

2 cups all-purpose flour

5 egg whites

2 cups white sugar

1 1/2 cups buttermilk

1 cup chopped walnuts

1 cup flaked coconut

1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese

1/2 cup butter

3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/4 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

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.

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

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

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