German Chocolate Cake
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By
Karen Gilbert
@stickdoll
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I found this recipe in Readers Digest by Joyce Platfoot of Wapakoneta, Ohio. It is excellent.
Ingredients
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4 ozgerman sweet chocolate chopped
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1/2 cwater
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1 cbutter, softened
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2 csugar
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4eggs, separated
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1 tspvanilla extract
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2 1/2 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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1/3 cregular flour ( for high altitude baking only)
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FROSTING
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1 1/2 csugar
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1 1/2 cevaporated milk
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3/4 cbutter
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5egg yolks, beaten
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2 cflaked coconut
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1 1/2 cpecans, chopped
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1 1/2 tspvanilla extract
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ICING
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1 tspshortening
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2 ozsemisweet chocolate
How to Make German Chocolate Cake
- FOR CAKE: Line three greased 9-inch round baking pans with waxed paper. Grease waxed paper and set aside. In small saucepan, melt chocolate with water over low heat: cool.
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in 4 egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Mix in melted chocolate and vanilla.
- Combine flour, baking soda and salt: add to the creamed mixture in batches, alternating with buttermilk and beating well after each addition.
- In small bowl and with clean beaters, beat 4 egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold a fourth of egg whites into creamed mixture; fold in remaining whites.
- Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 24 to 28 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans; place on wire racks to cool completely.
- FOR FROSTING: In small saucepan,heat sugar, milk, butter and egg yolks over medium-low heat until mixture is thickened and golden brown, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in coconut, pecans and vanilla extract. Cool until thick enough to spread. Spread a third of frosting over each cake layer: stack lawers.
- FOR ICING: In microwave, melt shortening and chocolate; stir until smooth and drizzle over cake.
