Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/2           cup  margarine
     1/2           cup  shortening
  2               cups  sugar
  5                     eggs -- separated
  2               cups  flour
  1           teaspoon  soda
     1/2      teaspoon  salt
  1                cup  buttermilk
  1           teaspoon  vanilla
  7             ounces  coconut
  1                cup  pecans -- chopped
                        ***CREAM CHEESE FROSTING***
  1            package  cream cheese -- (8-oz) softened
     1/2           cup  margarine
  1              pound  powdered sugar
  1           teaspoon  vanilla
     1/2           cup  pecans

Preparation:

CAKE: Cream margarine and shortening with sugar. Add egg yolks. combine flour, soda and salt and add alternately with buttermilk. Add vanilla, coconut and pecans. Fold in stiffly beaten egg whites. Grease and flour 3 8: cak pans. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes. FROSTING: Cream cheese and margarine. Add remaining ingredients. Double ingredients if you like a lot of frosting.

Nutritional Information:

9799 Calories (kcal); 568g Total Fat; (51% calories from fat); 100g Protein; 1127g Carbohydrate; 1198mg Cholesterol; 4473mg Sodium