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German Chocolate: 3 Layer German Chocolate Cake & Frosting

Source of Recipe

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List of Ingredients

4 ounces German sweet chocolate
1/2 cup boiling water
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
4 eggs, separated (beat whites stiffly)
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk


Recipe

Melt chocolate in boiling water. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy, add egg yolks, vanilla, and chocolate. Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk. Fold in egg whites. Pour into three 9" pans, lined on bottoms with wax paper. Bake at 350ºF for 30-35 minutes. Frost tops with Coconut Pecan Frosting, leaving sides unfrosted.

COCONUT PECAN FILLING AND FROSTING:
1 cup evaporated milk
1 cup sugar
3 egg yolks
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/3 cup coconut
1 cup chopped pecans
Combine all except coconut and pecans in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, about 12 minutes. When mixture thickens, remove from heat. Stir in coconut and pecans. Cool until spreadable.