The is a very rich and moist home made cake straight out of the 1950's.
Ingredients for the cake:
1 package (4 ounces) Baker's German's Sweet Chocolate
1/2 cup water
2 cups all-purpose flour (sift before measuring)
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup softened butter (2 sticks) Not melted as I said in the video
2 cups sugar
4 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup buttermilk
4 egg whites beaten to stiff peaks
Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes in greased and floured
10"x16" pan or 3 nine inch cake pans lined with wax paper.
Coconut-Pecan Filling and Frosting:
1 - 12 ounce can evaporated milk
1 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cup of melted butter (1 and 1/2 sticks)
4 egg yolks, slightly beaten
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
Cook in sauce pan over medium heat for about 12 minutes or until thicken slightly.
Add 7 ounces Baker's Angel Flake Coconut
1 1/2 cups broken pecan pieces
This cake freezes very well.
Thanks for watching.
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