White Christmas Cake Recipe

1/2 c Water
4 oz White confectionery coating
1 c Butter or margarine, -softened
2 c Sugar
4 Eggs, separated
1 tb Vanilla extract
2 1/2 c All-purpose flour
1 ts Baking soda
1 c Buttermilk
1 c Flaked coconut
1 c Chopped pecans

FROSTING

8 oz Cream cheese, softened
1/2 c Butter or margarine, -softened
1 ts Vanilla extract
1 lb Confectioners' sugar
1 tb Milk

In a saucepan, bring the water to a boil.  Remove from the heat; stir in confectionery coating until melted.  Cool for 20 minutes.  Meanwhile, in a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.  Add egg yolks; mix well.  Beat in coating and vanilla.  Combine flour and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk.  Mix well.  Stir in the coconut and pecans.  Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; fold into the batter.  Pour into three greased and floured 8- in. square baking pans.

Bake at 350F for 25-30 minutes or until cake tests done.  Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove to wire rack to cool completely.  Combine frosting ingredients in a mixing bowl; beat well.  Frost tops of two layers; stack on serving plate with plain layer on top.  Frost top and side of cake.

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