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German Chocolate Cake

Source of Recipe

Evelyn McGhee via MaryMc (rfc)


Recipe Link: www.casagordita.com/germanchocolatecake.htm

List of Ingredients

1 4-oz. bar German Chocolate
1/2 cup boiling water
1 cup butter or margarine
2 cups sugar
4 egg yolks
1 tsp. vanilla
2-1/2 cups sifted cake flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1 cup buttermilk
4 egg whites, stiffly beaten

Frosting:
1 cup evaporated milk
1 cup sugar
3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 tsp. vanilla
1-1/3 cups shredded coconut
1 cup coarsely-chopped walnuts
walnut halves for garnish


Recipe

For cake:
Melt chocolate in boiling water. Cool. Cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each. Blend in vanilla and chocolate/water mixture. Sift together dry ingredients and add alternately with buttermilk to chocolate mixture, beating until smooth after each addition. Fold in beaten egg whites. Pour into three layer pans, lined on the bottom with brown paper. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 30 to 40 minutes.


Frosting:
Combine first five ingredients in a saucepan. Cook, stirring constantly, over medium heat until thickened--about 12 minutes. Add coconut and nuts. Cool until thick enough to spread; beat occasionally. Spread on tops of layers only. Garnish with walnut halves.