Twins Birthday

Our twins turn 2 on Monday!
We'll be having Italian Coconut Cake and chocolate cupcakes to celebrate.

Italian Coconut Cake

Cream together:

2 cups sugar

5 egg yolks

1 stick margarine

½ cup Crisco shortening

Add:

 2 cups flour

1 tsp. baking soda

1 cup buttermilk

2 cups coconut

½ cup pecans

1 tsp. vanilla

In a separate bowl:

Beat 5 egg whites until stiff

Fold into mixture.

Pour into:

3 8 in. pie pans that you have greased and floured.

Bake 350 for 30-35 minutes.

Don't worry if it sticks to the pan. There's plenty of  frosting to cover up your mistakes.

Icing

Cream well:

16oz. cream cheese

1 stick margarine

2 box powdered sugar

2 tsp. vanilla

Put coconut between layers and on top.