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Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Combine soda and buttermilk and let stand a few minutes. Cream sugar, shortening and butter. Add egg yolks one at a time and beat well after each addition.
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Add buttermilk, alternating with flour to creamed mixture. Stir in vanilla. Beat egg whites until stiff and fold into batter. Gently stir in pecans and coconut.
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Bake in three 9-inch layer pans (greased and floured) for 25 minutes. COOL COMPLETELY BEFORE FROSTING
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For icing- Mix 8oz cream cheese (softened) 1 stick butter (softened), 1 lb. box Confectioner's sugar and 1 tsp vanilla.
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Absolutely mouth watering, but very rich
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Originally Submitted
5/28/2007
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