German Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

CAKE:

• 1 4 oz package German sweet cooking chocolate
• 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 1/3 cups sugar
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 2/3 cup buttermilk or sour milk
• 1/2 cup margarine or butter, softened, or shortening
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 3 eggs

Coconut Pecan Frosting:

• 1 egg
• 1 - 5 oz can (2/3 cup) evaporated milk
• 2/3 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup margarine or butter
• 1 1/3 cups flaked coconut
• 1/2 cup chopped pecans

Directions1. Preheat oven 350 degrees F.

2. In a saucepan combine chocolate and 1/3 cup water, cook and stir over low heat until melted. Cool.

3. In a bowl combine flour, sugar, baking powder, soda, and salt.

4. Add chocolate mixture, milk, margarine, and vanilla.

5. Beat with an electric mixer on low to medium speed until combined. Beat on high speed for 2 minutes.

6. Add eggs and beat 2 minutes more.

7. Pour into 2 greased and floured 8 x 1 1/2 or 9 x 1 1/2 inch round baking pans.

8. Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 to 40 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.

9. Cool on racks 10 minutes. Remove from pans.

10. Cool on racks.

11. Frosting:

In a saucepan beat egg slightly. Stir in milk sugar, and margarine. Cook and stir over medium heat about 12 minutes or until thickened and bubbly. Stir in coconut and pecans. Cool thoroughly. Spread on cake.

12. Frost with Coconut-pecan Frosting.