German Chocolate Cake
Source of Recipe
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List of Ingredients
1 (4 oz) package sweet baking chocolate
1/2 C water
1 t vanilla extract
1 C butter or margarine, soften
3 C sugar
4 eggs, separated
3 C sifted cake flour
1 t baking soda
1/2 t salt
1 C buttermilk
Coconut-Pecan Frosting (see my index)
Recipe
Combine chocolate and water, bring tp boil. and stir
until chocolate melts, Cool; stir in vanilla, and set
aside.
Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well at
medium sppeed of electric mixer. Add egg yolks, one at
a time, beating well after each addition. Add choclate
mixture; beat until blended.
Combine, flour,soda, and salt; add to creamed mixture
alternately with buttermilk beginning and ending with
flour mixture. Beat egg whites (at room temperature)
until stiff peaks form; fold into batter.
Pour batter into 3 greased and floured 9-inch round
cakepans. Bake at 359 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes or
until a ooden pick inserted in center comes out
clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans, and
let cool completely on wire racks.
Spead Coconut-Pecan Frosting between layers and on
top and sides of cake. Yields one 3-layer cake.
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