German Sweet Chocolate Cake - Getgood

Recipe Ingredients

4 oz	113g	Sweet chocolate - (German )
1/2 cup	118ml	Boiling water
1 cup	198g / 7oz	Butter
2 cups	396g / 13oz	Sugar
4		Eggs - separated
1 teaspoon	5ml	Vanilla
2 cups	125g / 4.4oz	All-purpose flour
1 teaspoon	5ml	Baking soda
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Salt
1 cup	237ml	Buttermilk
		Coconut Pecan Frosting
12 oz	340g	Can
1 1/2 cups	297g / 10oz	Sugar
4		Egg yolks
3/4 cup	148g / 5.2oz	Butter
1 1/2 teaspoons	7.5ml	Vanilla
2 cups	186g / 6.6oz	Coconut flakes
1 1/2 cups	219g / 7.7oz	Pecans - chopped
		Evaporated milk
		Slightly beaten

Recipe Instructions

Melt chocolate in water; cool. Beat butter and sugar. Beat in egg yolks. Stir in vanilla and chocolate. Mix flour, soda and salt. Beat into chocolate mixture alternately with butter milk. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; fold into batter. Pour into three 9-inch layer pans, lined on bottoms with waxed paper.

Bake at 350F for 30 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly pressed in center. Cool 15 minutes; remove from pans, finish cooling on racks. Spread Coconut-Pecan Frosting between layers and over top of cake.

Coconut Pecan Frosting:

Combine evaporated milk, sugar, egg yolks, butter and vanilla in saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened.

Remove from heat. Stir in coconut flakes and pecans -- chopped. Cool until thick enough to spread.

Makes 4-1/4 cups frosting.

Source:
Susan Getgood

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