Christmas Cream Cake

Yields:	6-8 servings
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	Preparation	30 minutes
	Cooking	30 minutes
	Ready In	2 hours

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Ingredients


Cake
5	large	eggs	separated
1	stick	butter	or 1/2 cup margarine
1	cup	vegetable shortening
2	cups	sugar
1	teaspoon	vanilla extract
2	cups	flour, all-purpose
1	teaspoon	baking soda
1	teaspoon	baking powder
1/2	teaspoon	salt
1	cup	buttermilk
1	cup	coconut
1	cup	walnuts	chopped

Icing
1	cup	maraschino cherries
8	ounces	cream cheese	softened
1	box	powdered sugar
1/2	cup	butter	or margarine, softened

Directions

First make the cake.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Cut waxed paper to fit the bottom of three 9-inch cake pans.

Lightly grease and flour the paper.

In a small bowl beat the egg whites well until they form peaks and then set aside.

In a larger bowl, cream together the butter or margarine and the shortening, sugar, egg yolks and vanilla.

Add the flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and buttermilk and mix well.

Now add the coconut and nuts and stir thoroughly.

Carefully fold in the beaten egg whites.

Pour batter into the prepared pans.

Bake in preheated 350 degree F oven for 25 to 30 minutes.

Let cool in pan for 10 minutes before removing from the pans.

Cool thoroughly before making the icing.

When it is time to make the icing, drain, rinse and chop the maraschino cherries.

Set aside.

Combine the cream cheese, confectioners' sugar, and butter or margarine.

Cream together thoroughly until smooth.

Add cherries, mix well and use to frost the cake.

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by Linda Litman

Let your taste buds decide which to serve as a side dish. The sweet potato has a sweeter flavor......

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Great, very easy recipe. I'm a horrible cook, but this was so simple and so delicious, that now I can't figure out for the life of me what is the point of pancake mix?

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