German Chocolate Cake

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— Clark Family Collection

Clark family recipe for German Chocolate Cake.

Ingredients

• 1 pkg. (4oz) Bakers German Baking Chocolate
• 1/2 c water
• 2 c flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 egg yolks
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 1 c buttermilk
• 4 egg whites
• icing: 1 can (12 oz) evaporated milk
• icing: 1 1/2 c sugar
• icing: 3/4 c butter
• icing: 4 egg yolks,slightly beaten
• icing: 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
• icing: 1 pkg (7oz) frozen coconut
• icing: 1 c chopped pecans

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 350° Grease and flour thee 9 in round cake pans
2. Microwave chocolate and water in large bowl on high until meltedstir
3. until melted
4. Mix flour,baking soda,and salt set aside.
5. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and
6. fluffy. Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
7. Stir in chocolate mixture and vanilla. Add flour mixture alternately
8. with buttermilk, beating after each addition.
9. Beat egg whites in another bowl until stiff peaks form. Gently fold
10. into batter.
11. Pour into pans.
12. Bake 30 minutes or until done. Cool for 15 minutes before
13. removing from pan.
14. ICING:
15. Stir milk, sugar, butter, egg yolks and vanilla in large saucepan.
16. Stirring constantly, cook on med heat 12 minutes or until thickened
17. and golden brown. Remove from heat.
18. Add coconut and pecans. Cool and then spread on cake.

Notes

The cake is better if you make 1 1/2 recipes of the icing.