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Title: Debbi's German Chocolate Cake
Categories: Cake German Chocolate
Yield: 18 Servings

  Cake:
2 4 oz pkg
2cUnsifted all purpose flour
1/2cUnsweetened cocoa
1tbBaking powder
1tsSalt
3/4cUnsalted butter -- room
  Temperature
2cSugar
1 1/2tsVanilla
3 Eggs, separated -- room
  Temperature
1cMashed potatoes -- sieved
1/2cButtermilk
  Pecan-Coconut Frosting:
2 1/4cSugar -- * see note
1cPlus 2 tbsp unsalted butter
1 12 oz can
1 5 oz can
6 Egg yolks
1tbPlus 1 teas vanilla
3cChopped pecans -- toasted
4 1/4cShredded sweetened coconut
  Lightly toasted
  Pecan halves and toasted
  Coconut -- garnish
  German chocolate --
  Chopped
  Evaporated milk
  Evaporated milk

Heat oven to 350. Grease and flour three 9-inch round cake pans; tap out excess flour.

Prepare cake: Combine half the chopped chocolate and 1/2 cup water in microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at full power 50 seconds; stir until melted. Or melt in saucepan. Combine flour, cocoat powder, baking powder and salt in bowl. Beat together butter

Beat in flour mixture alternately with buttermilk in 3 additions, beginning and ending with dry ingredients and beating 45 seconds after each addition. Beat egg whites in clean medium-size bowl with clean beaters until stiff, but not dry peaks form. Fol

Bake in 350 oven for 20-25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in centers comes out with a few moist crumbs on it. Cool cakes in pans on wire racks 10 minutes; turn cakes out onto wire racks to cool completely.

Prepare Pecan-Coconut Frosting: Combine sugar, butter, the 2 cans evaporated milk, egg yolks and vanilla in a large heavy saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with wooden spoon, for 12 minutes or until butter is melted, sugar is dissolve

Place one cake layer on serving plate; spread top with 1 cup frosting. Repeat with remaining layers. Frost sides of cake with 3 cups frosting. Press the remaining chopped pecans around sides of cake. Decorate cake with pecans halves and toasted coconu

Recipe By : Family Circle 10-8-96

From: Z Pegasus #2 @1219000 1 Date: 04-16-95 The Gwe Bbs (37) Home Cooki

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