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    Dream Cake


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    List of Ingredients




    Dream Cake

    For the cake:
    1/2 cup butter
    1/2 cup vegetable shortening
    2 cups sugar
    5 eggs, seperated
    2 cups all-purpose flour
    1 cup buttermilk
    1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring
    1 small can shredded coconut
    1 cup chopped pecans

    For the frosting:
    8 ounces softened cream cheese
    1/4 cup butter-melted
    1 teaspoon vanilla flavoring
    1 cup chopped pecans
    1 pound bag powdered sugar

    Cake:
    Cream butter, shortening & sugar together. Beat until smooth, add egg yolks, beat well, add flour slowly, continue to blend. Add buttermilk, vanilla and coconut. Mix till well blended. In a seperate bowl, beat egg whites till stiff, fold into cake mixture. Fold in nuts last. Grease and lightly flour three 9 inch cake pans. Fill. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Check often during the last 10 minutes of baking. Cool completly before frosting.
    Frosting:
    Cream the butter and cream cheese together. Add vanilla. Slowly beat in sugar till fluffy. Add pecans and blend well.Frost when cake is cooled.

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