(3 layers)
4 oz german sweet chocolate
1/2 cup boiling water
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
4 egg yolks
4 egg whites, stiffly beaten
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 cups flour
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup buttermilk
Melt chocolate in boiling water. Cream butter and sugar until
fluffy, add egg yolks, vanilla, and chocolate. Add dry ingredients
alternately with buttermilk. Fold in egg whites. Pour into
three 9″ pans, lined on bottoms with wax paper. Bake at 350 for
30-35 minutes. Frost tops with Coconut Pecan Frosting, leaving
sides unfrosted.
Coconut Pecan Filling and Frosting
1 cup evaporated milk
1 cup sugar
3 egg yolks
1/2 cup butter
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/3 cup coconut
1 cup chopped pecans
Combine all except coconut and pecans in a saucepan. Cook
over medium heat, stirring constantly, about 12 minutes.
When mixture thickens, remove from heat. Stir in coconut
and pecans. Cool until spreadable.
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