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German Chocolate Cake

Cake artists, this one is for you. This delicious, tri-level German Chocolate Cake is sure to impress and please your friends.
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Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

  • 1 (4 oz. pkg.) German Sweet Chocolate (separated)
  • 1/2 cup boiling water
  • 2 cup sugar
  • 1 cup butter
  • 4 Nature's Yoke Eggs, separated
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 1/4 cup flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 cup buttermilk

COCONUT PECAN FROSTING INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup evaporated milk
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 Nature's Yoke egg yolks
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 1/3 cup flaked coconut
  • 1 cup chopped pecans

Instructions
 

  • Melt chocolate in boiling water. Cool.
  • Cream sugar and butter until fluffy.
  • Add egg yolks, vanilla and chocolate and mix well.
  • Mix dry ingredients and add to chocolate mixture alternately with the buttermilk.
  • Beat egg whites until stiff and gently fold into batter.
  • Pour into 3 (9 inch) round cake layer pans with bottoms lined with wax paper. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 30-35 minutes.
  • Cool cakes.

COCONUT PECAN FROSTING

  • In a medium size saucepan, combine evaporated milk, sugar, egg yolks, butter, and vanilla.
  • Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened, about 12 minutes.
  • Add coconut and chopped pecans.
  • Cool until thick enough to spread, beating occasionally.
  • Frost the tops of each cake layer with the frosting.
  • Carefully place cooled, frosted layers on top of each other.