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Ingredients
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1/2 cboiling water
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4 ozbaking chocolate, sweetened
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1 cbutter
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2 csugar
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4eggs, separated
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1 tspvanilla extract
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2.5 ccake flour
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1 tspbaking soda
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1/2 tspsalt
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1 cbuttermilk
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FROSTING INGREDIENTS
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1 cevaporated milk
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1 csugar
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3egg yolks
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1/2 cbutter
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1 tspvanilla extract
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1.33 cflaked coconut
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1 cchopped pecans
How to Make German Chocolate Cake
- CAKE: Pour boiling water over chocolate in small bowl; stir until melted. Set aside to cool.
- In large mixer bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, add egg yolks 1 at a time, beat after each addition.
- On low speed beat in chocolate and sifted dry ingredients, beating whites.
- Divide among 3 (8 or 9 inch) greased and floured cake pans or line greased pans with waxed paper.
- Bake at 350 degrees for about 35 minutes.
- Frost with Coconut-Pecan Frosting.
- ICING: Combine all but coconut and pecans in saucepan; cook and stir over medium heat until thick, about 10-12 minutes.
- Stir in coconut and pecans.
- Spread between and on top of cooled cake layers.