Name: Debbi's German Chocolate Cake
Ingredients: 8 oz German's Chocolate, divided; 1/2 c Boiling water; 2 c All-purpose flour; 1/2 c Cocoa powder; 1 tb Baking powder; 1 ts Salt; 1 1/2 Sticks unsalted butter (12 tablespoons), room temp.; 2 c Granulated sugar; 1 1/2 ts Vanilla extract; 3 lg Eggs, separated; 1 c Hot mashed potatoes; 1/2 c Buttermilk; 2 1/4 c Granulated sugar; 2 1/4 Sticks unsalted butter, 18 tablespoons; 17 oz Evaporated milk; 6 lg Egg yolks; 1 tb Plus 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 c Chopped pecans, toasted; 10 1/2 oz Sweetened coconut flakes, toasted; 12 Pecan halves, for garnish

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy, Grains	German	Cakes	10	Servings

INGREDIENTS

8	oz	German's Chocolate, divided
1/2	c	Boiling water
2	c	All-purpose flour
1/2	c	Cocoa powder
1	tb	Baking powder
1	ts	Salt
1 1/2		Sticks unsalted butter (12 tablespoons), room temp.
2	c	Granulated sugar
1 1/2	ts	Vanilla extract
3	lg	Eggs, separated
1	c	Hot mashed potatoes
1/2	c	Buttermilk
2 1/4	c	Granulated sugar
2 1/4		Sticks unsalted butter, 18 tablespoons
17	oz	Evaporated milk
6	lg	Egg yolks
1	tb	Plus 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3	c	Chopped pecans, toasted
10 1/2	oz	Sweetened coconut flakes, toasted
12		Pecan halves, for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

CAKE BATTER
COCONUT PECAN FROSTING
Cake Directions:
Butter and flour 3 nine inch cake pans. Preheat oven to 350&deg;f.
Grate 4 ounces of the German's chocolate and set aside. Blend the remaining
4 ounces of German's Chocolate with the boiling water in a small bowl or
measuring cup; set aside to cool slightly.
In a large bowl whisk together and blend well the flour, cocoa powder,
baking powder, and salt. Set aside.
With electric mixer, blend 1 1/2 sticks butter, sugar; add egg yolks one at
a time blending well after each addition. Ad vanilla and continue to blend.
Add mashed potatoes, beat in. Pour in chocolate-water mixture and blend
well. Blending slowly at first and speeding up as additions are made,
alternately add dry ingredients and buttermilk 1/3 at a time. End with dry
ingredients.
In a glass, copper, or stainless steel bowl beat three egg whites to form
stiff peaks. Gently fold egg whites and grated chocolate into batter to
blend completely.
Distribute batter in three prepared pans as evenly as possible. Bake 20 to
25 minutes at 350&deg;f. Remove when done. Cool on a wire rack.
Frosting Directions:
Remove 1/2 cup of the toasted pecans and 2 tablespoons of the toasted
coconut and set aside for garnish.
In a sauce pan on medium heat, mix evaporated milk and 2 1/4 sticks butter.
Whisk and melt until thoroughly blended. Add sugar and whisk to blend and
cook down the sugar. Whisking briskly so as not to cook the egg, add egg
yolks one at a time. Add vanilla and mix well. Cook over low-medium heat
for about 12 minutes to cook it down and until it has a rich caramel color.
Cool slightly. Stir in the coconut and toasted pecans; blend well.
Finishing cake: Stack layers, using a thin layer of frosting as filling.
Frost entire cake. Use remaining pecans, press evenly into sides of cake
all the way around. Place pecan halves around edge of top. Place coconut in
the center of the top.
Recipe by: Debbi Fields Great American Desserts (book and PBS) Posted to
MC-Recipe Digest V1 #618 by Terilynn Sanford <terily@tenet.edu> on May 23,
1997

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