Pineapple Coconut Mojito

Ingredients

Original recipe makes 1 - 9 inch round layer cake

• 2 cups butter
• 6 egg yolks *1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 6 egg whites
  • 4 cups white sugar
  • 2 cups buttermilk
  • 1 cup chopped walnuts
  • 2 cups flaked coconut
  • 1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 4 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Directions

• 1- Cream together 1 cup butter or margarine, 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.

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