Description
A very addictive cake.
Ingredients
- Vegetable Shortening
- Margarine
- Sugar
- Vanilla
- Eggs
- Maraschino Cherry Juice
- Buttermilk
- Flour
- Salt
- Baking Soda
- Coconut Flakes
- Powdered Sugar
- Cream Cheese
- Pecans
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees f
- Cream shortening and margarine until even consistency
- Add sugar and vanilla, cream until even
- Add egg yolks 1 at a time, creaming after each addition
- In a separate bowl, mix the maraschino cherry juice and buttermilk
- In a separate bowl, mix the flour, salt, and baking soda
- Add half of the wet ingredients to the creamed mixture and then mix into the dry ingredients
- Repeat with the other half of ingredients
- Fold in coconut
- Beat egg whites to stiff peaks and fold into the mixture
- Divide mixture between 2 greased floured layer pans and bake for 45 minutes
- Remove from oven and cool completely before icing
- Icing: beat first 4 ingredients until light and creamy
- Spread mixture / icing between layers and over entire surface
- Press toasted nuts around the periphery of the cake and arrange the remaining nuts on the top