delicious 3 layer german chocolate cake

Name: Delicious 3 Layer German Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: ## GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE-; 1/2 - tsp. salt; 2 1/4 - cups sugar; 1/4 - cup cocoa (i like hershey's); 1 - cup buttermilk; 1 - tsp. vanilla; 1 - tsp. baking soda; 2 - cups flour; 4 - eggs; 1 - cup plus 3 tb. butter, softened; 1/2 - cup boiling water; ## COCONUT BUTTER PECAN FROSTING-; 1 - 14 oz. *sweetened* condensed milk, not evaporated milk; 3 - egg yolks, slightly beaten; 1/2 - cup butter; 1 - tsp. vanilla; 1 1/3 - cups sweetened coconut; 1 - cup chopped pecans

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Updated on Jan 31, 2015

This was my favorite dessert when I was a child, my mom's specialty. I requested it every year for my birthday. The Coconut Butter Pecan Frosting is to die for! You can't get that kind of flavor out of a can! =)

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prep time 30 Min

cook time 40 Min

method Bake

yield 12 or More

Ingredients

GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE-
1/2 - tsp. salt
2 1/4 - cups sugar
1/4 - cup cocoa (i like hershey's)
1 - cup buttermilk
1 - tsp. vanilla
1 - tsp. baking soda
2 - cups flour
4 - eggs
1 - cup plus 3 tb. butter, softened
1/2 - cup boiling water
COCONUT BUTTER PECAN FROSTING-
1 - 14 oz. *sweetened* condensed milk, not evaporated milk
3 - egg yolks, slightly beaten
1/2 - cup butter
1 - tsp. vanilla
1 1/3 - cups sweetened coconut
1 - cup chopped pecans

How To Make delicious 3 layer german chocolate cake

Step 1

CAKE- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour three 9" round cake pans.

Step 2

Stir together cocoa and water in small bowl until smooth. Set aside. Beat butter, sugar and vanilla in large bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
Step 3

Whisk together flour, baking soda and salt. Add to butter mixture alternately with chocolate mixture and buttermilk beating only until blended, no more. Pour batter into prepared pans.
Step 4

Bake 25-30 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched. Cool for 5 minutes then remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely.
Step 5

COCONUT BUTTER PECAN FROSTING- Stir together sweetened condensed milk, beaten egg yolks and butter in medium saucepan. Cook gently over low heat stirring constantly, until mixture has thickened and is bubbly. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla, coconut and pecans. Cool to room temp. Frosting yield is about 2 2/3 cups.
Step 6

Spread frosting between layers and top only. (Trim inner layers of cake tops with bread knife if cake domes, leaving top layer domed, or as desired.)
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