German Sweet Chocolate Snack Cake/frosting
Author/Submitted by: Servings: 12 Categories:
Cakes
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Chocolate
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Desserts
Ingredients:
-----SNACK CAKE----- 1
package
(4 oz) Bakers German Sweet
Chocolate 3/4
cup
(1 1/2 stick) margarine or
Butter 1 1/2
cups
Sugar 3
Eggs 1
teaspoon
Vanilla 2
cups
All purpose flour 1
teaspoon
Baking soda 1/4
teaspoon
Salt 1
cup
Buttermilk
-----FROSTING----- 3/4
cup
Evaporated milk 3/4
cup
Sugar 6
tablespoons
Margarine or butter 2
Egg yolks 1/2
teaspoon
Vanilla 1
cup
Flaked coconut 3/4
cup
Chopped pecans
Directions:
CAKE: Heat oven to 350 MICROWAVE: chocolate and margarine in large microwavable bowl on HIGH for 2 minutes or until margarine is melted. Stir until chocolate is COMPLETELY melted. Add sugar into chocolate mixture and stir until WELL blended. Beat in eggs, one at a time, with electric mixer until completely mixed. Add vanilla. Beat in 1/2 cup of the flour, the baking soda and salt. Beat in the remaining 1 1/2 cups flour alternately with the buttermilk until smooth. Pour into greased 13 x 9 inch pan.
Bake for 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out clean. Cool in pan on wire rack. Frost with Easy Coconut Pecan Frosting.
Prep Time: 20 min Baking time: 50 min
FROSTING:
Combine milk, sugar, margarine, egg yolks and vanilla in saucepan. Cook over medium heat until mixture thickens, about 6 mins., stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in coconut and pecans. Cool until thick enough to spread, stirring occasionally. Spread on cooled snack cake.
Makes about 2 cups or enough to frost top of one 13 x 9 cake.
Prep time: 15 min plus cooling time.
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