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Libbie's German Sweet Chocolate Cake With Frosting
 
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Prep Time: 30 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 Minutes
Ready In: 60 Minutes
Servings: 4
This one is a different version of the chocolate cake. It has been used a lot so here it goes. It is probably older and the one your Grandma made. I have a lot of those recipes.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups cake flour, sifted
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 cup butter, soft
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 (4 ounce) package german sweet chocolate
2 eggs
2/3 cup evaporated milk
2 egg yolks
1/4 cup butter
2/3 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup coconut
1/4 cup pecans, chopped
Directions:
1. sift dry ingredients.
2. into a bowl.
3. blend butter and sugar.
4. add 1/4 c buttermilk plus 2 tablespoons.
5. add chocolate which has been melted and cooled.
6. eggs (some recipes separate the eggs and beat egg whites if that's what you want to do do it.
7. vanilla beat 2 minutes.
8. add dry ingredients.
9. add rest of buttermilk beat 2 more minutes.
10. if you've beaten your egg white fold in here.
11. pour into buttered floured ,( i would do cocoa over butter instead of flour).
12. 9x12 cake pan bake 30 minutes no heat given I'm guessing 375 degrees.
13. frosting:.
14. cook the milk sugar and egg yolks and butter.
15. bring to a boil stirring constantly cook 1 minute at boil.
16. stir in coconut nuts and vanilla.
17. frost cake.
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