German's Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
- 8 ounces Baker's German's Sweet Chocolate
- ½ cup boiling water
- 1 cup butter or margarine
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 egg yolks unbeaten
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 2 ½ cups Swans Down Cake Flour sifted
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 4 egg whites
Coconut Pecan Frosting
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 egg yolks
- ¼ pound margarine
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 ⅓ cups shredded coconut
- 1 cup pecans chopped
Instructions
- Melt chocolate in 1/2 cup boiling water. Cool. Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks, one at a time, and beat well after each. Add the melted chocolate and vanilla. Mix well.
- Sift together the salt, baking soda, and flour. Then add alternately with buttermilk to chocolate mixture, beating well. Beat until batter is smooth.
- Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold into batter. Pour into three 8 or 9-inch cake layer pans, lined on bottoms with wax paper. Bake in moderate oven (350°F) 35 to 40 minutes. Cool. Frost tops only with Coconut Pecan Frosting or use any favorite frosting or whipped cream.
Coconut Pecan Frosting
- Combine evaporated milk, sugar, egg yolks, margarine, and vanilla in saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture thickens (about 12 minutes).
- Take off heat. Add coconut and pecans. Beat until frosting is cool and thick enough to spread. Makes 2 2/3 cups.
Nutrition
Calories: 787kcalCarbohydrates: 90gProtein: 9gFat: 43gSaturated Fat: 20gCholesterol: 162mgSodium: 519mgPotassium: 221mgFiber: 1gSugar: 67gVitamin A: 1050IUVitamin C: 0.6mgCalcium: 111mgIron: 2.4mg
