German Sweet Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 4 ounces german sweet chocolate (i have used good quality semi sweet)
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 cup butter
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
• 4 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 4 egg whites, stiffly beaten
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 3 slightly beaten egg yolks
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/3 cups flaked coconut
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 melt chocolate in boiling water. cool.
• 2 cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
• 3 add yolks one at a time beating well after each.
• 4 blend in vanilla and chocolate.
• 5 sift flour with soda and salt. add aternately with buttermilk to chocolate mixture beating after each addition until smooth.
• 6 fold in beaten egg whites.
• 7 pour equal amounts into three 9-inch layer pans that have been buttered and floured.
• 8 bake at 350f for 30 - 35 minutes.
• 9 cool on wire rack.
• 10 topping: cook all ingredients except coconut and pecans. cook and stir over medium heat until thickened, about 12 minutes.
• 11 then stir in flaked coconut and chopped pecans.
• 12 makes about 2 1/2 cups.
• 13 use to top and fill cooled layers.