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German Chocolate Cake II

SUBMITTED BY: m-ann PHOTO BY: Lil O's Dad

"I've tried many German chocolate cakes, but this is the absolute best. It takes a little extra time, but is well worth the effort."

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PREP TIME	30 Min
COOK TIME	40 Min
READY IN	1 Hr 30 Min
Original recipe yield 1 -4 layer 9 inch cake

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

Cake
4 (1 ounce) squares German chocolate
1/2 cup hot water
2 cups white sugar
1 cup shortening
4 egg yolks
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 pinch salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
4 egg whites
Coconut Pecan Frosting
1 egg yolk
1 1/4 cups white sugar
1 cup flaked coconut
3/4 cup chopped pecans
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1/4 cup butter

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 4 - 9 inch round pans. Melt the chopped German chocolate in 1/2 cup hot water, and set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together the 2 cups sugar and shortening. Beat in 4 egg yolks until smooth. Next, stir in the buttermilk and vanilla. Sift together the flour, salt and baking soda; mix into creamed mixture. Then, stir in the melted chocolate. In another bowl, whip egg whites to stiff peaks, fold into the batter. Divide the batter evenly between the four pans, and spread evenly.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool cake in pans on wire racks. When cool, fill and ice with the coconut pecan icing.
To make the icing: In a medium bowl, whip 1 egg yolk, heavy cream and 1 1/4 cup sugar until smooth. Cook in the top of a double boiler, until the mixture thickens. Remove from heat and stir in the coconut, pecans and butter. Cool before icing the cake.

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Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2003 by SCARLETT1

I made this cake for my best friend's birthday party (which I was hostessing). The icing... MORE

Reviewed on Jul. 27, 2004 by LOMAN

I had this recipe for quite sometimes and I made it this past weekend. The cake was great!!... MORE

Reviewed on May 26, 2005 by ANNAMARYH

Scarlett, I'm sorry about your friend's lack of cake, but you can make a double boiler with a... MORE

Reviewed on Oct. 15, 2005 by QueenbyBlood

The cake was great! I made it for my father's birthday(a day ahead of time) The icing a little... MORE

Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2003 by SHONNA WILLIAMS

I totally agree! This is the best "German Chocolate Cake" recipe I have found. It does take... MORE

Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2003 by FRANCINE C.

The cake is time consuming to make. I had the same problem with the icing not thickening. I... MORE

Reviewed on Oct. 1, 2003 by NEESY42

I found this to be a very moist cake although I followed the recipe for the icing exactly but... MORE

Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2003 by CHINEDOG

i have to agree with scarlett1 on this. the frosting never thickened! i cooked it for 30... MORE

Reviewed on Apr. 2, 2007 by L in Longmont

When I was making this, I was saying to myself--I'm not sure I will make this again-lots of... MORE

Reviewed on May 17, 2005 by TOTALLYCUTE

To all of you who complain of the frosing not being thick enough! Have you looked at the... MORE

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