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German Chocolate Cake

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Tender, moist cake that you will leave you eating the crumbs!

Ingredients

  • FOR THE CAKE:
  • 2-½ cups Cake Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • ½ teaspoons Salt
  • ½ cups Water
  • 4 ounces, weight German Sweet Chocolate
  • 1 cup (2 Sticks) Butter Softened
  • 2 cups White Sugar
  • 4 whole Egg Yolks
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • 1 cup Buttermilk
  • 4 whole Egg Whites
  • _____
  • FOR THE FILLING:
  • 1 cup White Sugar
  • 1 cup Evaporated Milk
  • ½ cups (1 Stick) Butter
  • 3 whole Egg Yolks, Beaten
  • 1-⅓ cup Flaked Coconut
  • 1 cup Pecans, Chopped
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla
  • _____
  • FOR THE DRIZZLE:
  • ½ teaspoons Shortening
  • 1 ounce, weight Square Semi Sweet Chocolate

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F

Grease and flour three (3) 9-inch round pans. Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.

In a small saucepan, heat water and 4 ounces chocolate until melted. Remove from heat and allow to cool.

In a large bowl, cream 1 cup butter and 2 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in 4 egg yolks (reserve the whites), one at a time. Blend in the melted chocolate mixture and vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk, mixing just until incorporated.

In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold 1/3 of the whites into the batter, then quickly fold in remaining whites until no streaks remain.

Pour into the three (3) 9-inch pans. Bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then turn out onto wire racks.

FILLING: In a saucepan, combine 1 cup sugar, evaporated milk, 1/2 cup butter and 3 egg yolks. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in coconut, pecans and vanilla. Cool until thick enough to spread.

DRIZZLE: In a small saucepan, melt shortening and 1 ounce chocolate. Stir until smooth.

ASSEMBLE: Spread filling between layers and on top of cake. Drizzle chocolate down the sides of the cake.

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cookingreal on 10.4.2011

I like the sound of this recipe – going to give it a try.

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