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German Chocolate Cake - 1998
​​​​​​​​Recipe courtesy of Grandma Emma Wozny

​INGREDIENTS
CAKE
  • 2 cups  sugar
  • 2 sticks  margarine
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 6 egg whites
  • 2 ¾ cups  flour
  • 1 cup  buttermilk
  • 1 teaspoon  baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon  vanilla
  • 1 German chocolate square
  • ½ cup  boiling water
  • ½ teaspoon  salt
FILLING
  • 1 cup  evaporated milk
  • 1 cup  sugar
  • 3 egg yolks
  • ½ pound  margarine
  • 1 teaspoon  vanilla
  • 1 can  tender thin flaked coconut

​PREPARATION
Cake: Dissolve chocolate in boiling water and set aside to cool.  Cream shortening and sugars.  Add 3 egg yolks, dissolve soda in buttermilk, add chocolate, milk, and flour alternately, beat egg whites until stiff and fold batter into egg whites.  Bake in 3 layers 30 minutes at 350 degrees.

Filling: Combine evaporated milk, sugar, egg yolks, margarine and vanilla in a saucepan.  Cooked over medium heat 12 minutes, stirring constantly until mixture thickens.  Add coconut and pecans.  Beat until cool and of spreading consistency.   Use to frost cooled cakes.

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