German Sweet Chocolate Cake |
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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 1 |
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Ingredients:
1 (4-ounce) package sweet baking chocolate |
1/2 cup boiling water |
1 cup butter or margarine, softened |
2 cups sugar |
4 eggs, separated |
1 teaspoon baking soda |
1 cup buttermilk |
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour |
1/2 teaspoon salt |
1 teaspoon vanilla extract |
coconut-pecan filling |
Directions:
1. Combine chocolate and boiling water; stirring until melted. Set aside.
2. Cream butter; gradually add sugar, beating well. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add chocolate mixture; beat well.
3. Dissolve soda in buttermilk. Combine flour and salt; add to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Stir in vanilla.
4. Beat egg whites (at room temperature) until stiff peaks form; fold into batter.
5. Pour batter into 3 waxed paper-lined and greased 9-inch round cake pans. Bake at 350° for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes; remove from pans, and cool completely.
6. Spread Coconut-Pecan Filling between the layers and on top of the cooled cake.
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