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      Title: Debbi's German Chocolate Cake
 Categories: German, Chocolate, Cake
      Yield: 18 Servings
 
           Cake:
      2    4 oz pkg
           -
      2 c  Unsifted all purpose flour
    1/2 c  Unsweetened cocoa
      1 tb Baking powder
      1 ts Salt
    3/4 c  Unsalted butter  -- room
           Temperature
      2 c  Sugar
  1 1/2 ts Vanilla
      3    Eggs, separated  -- room
           Temperature
      1 c  Mashed potatoes  -- sieved
    1/2 c  Buttermilk
           Pecan-Coconut Frosting:
  2 1/4 c  Sugar  -- * see note
      1 c  Plus 2 tbsp unsalted butter
      1    12 oz can
      1    5 oz can
      6    Egg yolks
      1 tb Plus 1 teas vanilla
      3 c  Chopped pecans  -- toasted
  4 1/4 c  Shredded sweetened coconut
           Lightly toasted
           Pecan halves and toasted
           Coconut  -- garnish
           German chocolate  --
           Chopped
           Evaporated milk
           Evaporated milk
 
  Heat oven to 350.  Grease and flour three 9-inch round cake pans; tap
  out excess flour.
  
  Prepare cake:  Combine half the chopped chocolate and 1/2 cup water in
  microwave-safe bowl.  Microwave at full power 50 seconds; stir until
  melted.  Or melt in saucepan.  Combine flour, cocoat powder, baking
  powder and salt in bowl.  Beat together butter
  
  Beat in flour mixture alternately with buttermilk in 3 additions,
  beginning and ending with dry ingredients and beating 45 seconds
  after each addition. Beat egg whites in clean medium-size bowl with
  clean beaters until stiff, but not dry peaks form.  Fol
  
  Bake in 350 oven for 20-25 minutes or until wooden pick inserted in
  centers comes out with a few moist crumbs on it.  Cool cakes in pans
  on wire racks 10 minutes; turn cakes out onto wire racks to cool
  completely.
  
  Prepare Pecan-Coconut Frosting:  Combine sugar, butter, the 2 cans
  evaporated milk, egg yolks and vanilla in a large heavy saucepan.
  Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly with wooden spoon, for 12
  minutes or until butter is melted, sugar is dissolve
  
  Place one cake layer on serving plate; spread top with 1 cup frosting.
  Repeat with remaining layers.  Frost sides of cake with 3 cups
  frosting. Press the remaining chopped pecans around sides of cake.
  Decorate cake with pecans halves and toasted coconu
  
  Recipe By     : Family Circle 10-8-96
  
  From: Z Pegasus #2 @1219000 1         Date: 04-16-95 The Gwe Bbs (37)
  Home Cooki
 
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