Italian Cream Cake

2 cups sugar

1 ½ sticks margarine

5 eggs

2 cups flour

1 cup buttermilk

1 tsp. baking soda

1 cup angel flake coconut

Cream sugar and margarine.  Separate eggs.  Beat egg whites and set aside. Add yolks to creamed sugar, one at a time.  Add flour, buttermilk, soda and coconut.  Add beaten egg whites and fold in.  Pour into 3 greased and floured 8 or 9 inch cake pans.  Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes.

Icing:

8 oz. Pkg. Cream cheese

½ stick margarine

1 box powdered sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

1 cup finely chopped pecans