German Chocolate Pound Cake

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 9
• 1 cup margarine or 1 cup butter, softened
• 2 cups flour
• 1 (4 ounce) package german chocolate
• 2 cups sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 4 large egg whites
• 4 large egg yolks
• coconut pecan frosting

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 200°c.
• 2 line the bottom of two round cake pans with wax paper.
• 3 melt the chocolate squares until they are completely melted. stir well.
• 4 mix flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
• 5 beat margarine (butter) and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
• 6 add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
• 7 stir in chocolate mixture and vanilla. add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating after each addition until smooth.
• 8 beat egg whites in another large bowl with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form. gently stir into batter.
• 9 pour into prepared pans.
• 10 bake 30 minutes or until cake springs back when lightly touched in center. immediately run spatula between the cake and sides of the pan.
• 11 cool 15 minutes and remove from the pan. remove wax paper. cool completely on wire racks.
• 12 spread coconut-pecan frosting between layers and over top of cake.