CAKE INGREDIENTS:
1 cup buttermilk
1 tsp. baking soda
5 eggs, separated
2 cups sugar
1/2 cup margarine
1/2 cup shortening
2 cups sifted flour
1tsp. vanilla
1 cup chopped pecans
1 roz. can coconut

ICING INGREDIENTS:
1 8oz. pkg cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup margarine, softened
1 16oz. box powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla

INSTRUCTIONS:
Preheat oven to 325F. Combine soda and buttermilk. Let stand a few minutes.

Beat egg whites until stiff. Cream together sugar, margarine a& shortening. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating after each addition. Add buttermilk and flour alternatively to creamed mixture. Stir in vanilla. Fold in egg whites. Gently stir in pecans and coconut until just blended. Bake for 25 minutes until toothpick comes clean when inserted in center of cake.

Cream cheese and margarine. Add vanilla. Beat in powdered sugar at little at a time until mixture is of spreading consistency.