GERMAN'S SWEET CHOCOLATE CAKE

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Make any event extra special with a sweet chocolate cake. This GERMAN'S Sweet Chocolate Cake is triple-layer decadence with coconut-pecan icing.

Provided by My Food and Family

Categories Flour

Time 2h

Yield 16 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1/3 cup boiling water
1 pkg. (4 oz.) BAKER'S GERMAN'S Sweet Chocolate
3 eggs, separated
2 cups sifted cake flour
3/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
1-1/3 cups sugar
3/4 tsp. vanilla
3/4 cup buttermilk
1 recipe Coconut-Pecan Filling and Frosting

Steps:

Heat oven to 350°F.
Spray 3 (9-inch) round pans with cooking spray; cover bottoms with waxed paper. Add boiling water to chocolate in small bowl; stir until chocolate is completely melted.
Beat egg whites in small bowl with mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form; set aside. Mix flour, baking soda and salt. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Blend in egg yolks, 1 at a time. Add melted chocolate and vanilla; mix well. Beat in flour mixture alternately with buttermilk, mixing well after each addition. Gently stir in egg whites until well blended.
Pour into prepared pans.
Bake 35 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Immediately run spatula around cakes. Cool in pans 15 min. Remove cakes from pans to wire racks; remove waxed paper. Cool cakes completely. Meanwhile, prepare Coconut-Pecan Filling and Frosting.
Stack cakes on plate, filling layers and spreading top of cake with frosting. (Note: Nutrition is for both cake and frosting.)

Nutrition Facts : Calories 730, Fat 43 g, SaturatedFat 23 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 155 mg, Sodium 360 mg, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 3 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 7 g