German Chocolate Cake Recipe

Serving a classic, luscious German Chocolate Cake is a perfect dessert choice. The rich ingredients burst with the tantalizing flavors of pecans and coconut to the delight of everyone.

Need:

Three 9-inch round cake pans
Wax paper
Small saucepan to melt chocolate
Small & large mixing bowls
Mixer
Spoon
Spatula or knife

Ingredients:


4 ounces semi-sweet chocolate
1/3 cup boiling water
1 ¾ cups flour
¾ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
¾ cup (1½ sticks) margarine
1 1/3 cups sugar
3 eggs, separated
¾ teaspoon vanilla
¾ cup buttermilk
Coconut-pecan frosting (recipe following below)

Directions:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Line bottoms of cake pans with wax paper for easy removal after baking.
• Mix boiling water and chocolate in saucepan.
• Stir until chocolate is completely melted, then cool.
• Mix flour, baking soda and salt, then set aside.
• In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar with mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
• Add egg yolks one at a time. Beat well after adding each one.
• Add chocolate and vanilla. Stir until blended.
• Add flour mixture then buttermilk. Beat well after adding each one.
• In a small bowl, beat egg whites with mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form.
• Gently stir egg whites into batter.
• Pour equal amounts into prepared pans.
• Bake 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Upon removing from oven, run spatula or knife around side of cake for easy removal.
• Cool 15 minutes, then remove from pans. Remove wax paper.
• Cool completely on wire racks.
• Prepare frosting (see below).

Coconut Pecan Frosting

• Stir sweetened condensed milk, egg yolks and margarine in saucepan.
• Cook over low heat.
• Stir constantly until thick and bubbly.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in vanilla, coconut and pecans.
• Cool slightly.
• Spread coconut-pecan frosting between layers and over top of cake.

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