German sweet chocolate snack cake/frosting

 
                 GERMAN SWEET CHOCOLATE SNACK CAKE/FROSTING
 
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 Serving Size  : 12   Preparation Time :0:00
 Categories    : Chocolate                        German
                 Snacks                           Desserts
 
   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
 --------  ------------  --------------------------------
                         -----SNACK CAKE-----
    1       pk           (4 oz) Bakers German Sweet
                         Chocolate
      3/4   c            (1 1/2 stick) margarine or
                         Butter
    1 1/2   c            Sugar
    3                    Eggs
    1       t            Vanilla
    2       c            All purpose flour
    1       t            Baking soda
      1/4   ts           Salt
    1       c            Buttermilk
                         -----FROSTING-----
      3/4   c            Evaporated milk
      3/4   c            Sugar
    6       tb           Margarine or butter
    2                    Egg yolks
      1/2   ts           Vanilla
    1       c            Flaked coconut
      3/4   c            Chopped pecans
 
   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.
   
   Bakers Easiest Typed by Dale/Gail Shipp
  
 
 
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