Debbi's german chocolate cake-part 1

Cake:
      2 pk German chocolate
           =4 oz each/ chopped
      2 c  Unsifted all purpose flour
    1/2 c  Unsweetened cocoa
      1 tb baking powder
      1 ts Salt
    3/4 c  Unsalted butter; room temp
      2 c  Sugar
  1 1/2 ts vanilla
      3    Eggs, separated; room temp
      1 c  Mashed potatoes; sieved
    1/2 c  buttermilk
           Pecan-coconut frosting:
  2 1/4 c  Sugar; * see note
      1 c  Plus 2 tbsp unsalted butter
      1 cn Evaporated milk/12 oz
      1 cn Evaporated milk/5 oz
      6    Egg yolks
      1 tb Plus 1 teasp vanilla
      3 c  Chopped pecans; toasted
  4 1/4 c  Shredded sweetened coconut
           Lightly toasted
           Pecan halves
           Toasted coconut for garnish
 
  Recipe by: Family Circle 10-8-96

  Heat oven to 350.  Grease and flour three 9-inch round cake
  pans; tap out excess flour.
  Prepare cake:  Combine half the chopped chocolate and 1/2
  cup water in microwave-safe bowl.  Microwave at full power
  50 seconds; stir until melted.  Or melt in saucepan.
  SEE PART 2
 
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