German Chocolate Cake

Diane Leipper

2 & 1/2 cups flour

1/2 cup boiling water

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon soda

1 cup butter

1 cup buttermilk

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 cups sugar

1 pkg (4oz) German sweet chocolate

4 separated eggs (beat whites till stiff)

Sift dry ingredients. Melt chocolate in water. Cream butter and sugar; add egg yolks one at a time; add chocolate mixture and vanilla; add flour alternately with the buttermilk. Fold in beaten egg whites. Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes. Cool cake before frosting.

Frosting

1 cup evaporated milk

1/2 cup butter

1-1/3 cup coconut

1 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 cup chopped pecans

3 yolk egg

Mix all ingredients except last two, in a saucepan, cook over medium heat, stirring constantly till thickened, about 12 minutes. Remove from heat, add the coconut and pecans, beat until cool. Frost cake.

From the Baker's Chocolate wrapper.

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