Ingredients
1 cup butter
5 egg yolks
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups all-purpose flour
5 egg whites
2 cups white sugar
1 1/2 cups buttermilk

1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup flaked coconut
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
1/2 cup butter
3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 cup chopped pecans

Directions

1. Cream together 1 cup butter, egg yolks, and 2 cups white sugar. Alternately mix in flour and buttermilk. Add baking soda. Mix in 1 cup walnuts and coconut.
2. Beat egg whites, and fold into batter. Pour batter into three greased and floured 9 inch round cake pans.
3. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven.
4. Combine cream cheese, 1/2 cup butter or margarine, confectioners' sugar, and vanilla extract. Spread onto cooled cake. Top iced cake with chopped walnuts.

from Sherry Kovach