Ingredients
Cake:
1 c butter (2 sticks)
2 c sugar
5 egg whites
5 yolks
2 c flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 c buttermilk (make own with 1 c milk, 1 T white vinegar mixed, stand 5 mins)
1 tsp vanilla
1 small can coconut flakes (or 6 oz bagged flakes)
Frosting:
8 oz cream cheese, softened
1/2 c butter (1 stick), soft
1 box (1 lb) powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Preparation
cream butter & sugar in mixer, add yolks and beat well. Combine flour & baking soda. Combine buttermilk, vanilla, coconut. Add flour & buttermilk mixes to sugar/butter/eggs - combine well.
Whip egg whites until stiff. Fold into batter 1/3 at a time.
Pour batter into 3 8" greased & floured pans. Bake at 350 F, 20-25 mins. Let cool in pan 10 mins, remove from pan and cool well.
For frosting, combine all ingredients in mixer.
