Ingredients for Cake
1/2 cup water
4 (1 ounce) squares German sweet chocolate
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups white sugar
4 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup buttermilk
2 1/2 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 egg whites
Preheat oven to 350 degrees This recipe makes one 3 layer cake.
Grease and flour 3 - 9 inch round pans.
Sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
In a small saucepan, heat water and 4 ounces chocolate until melted. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
In a large bowl, cream 1 cup butter and 2 cups sugar until light and fluffy.
Beat in 4 egg yolks one at a time.Blend in the melted chocolate mixture and vanilla.
Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk, mixing just until incorporated.
In a large mixing bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
Fold 1/3 of the whites into the batter, then quickly fold in remaining whites be gentle
Pour into 3 - 9 inch pans Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean.
Allow to cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then turn out onto wire rack. I think I could have cooked it for about 5 minutes less time. The edges look to cooked to me?
Coconut Pecan Frosting
1 cup white sugar
1 12 oz. can of evaporated milk
1/2 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 egg yolks, beaten
2 1/3 cups flaked coconut
1 ½ cups chopped pecans
In a medium saucepan, combine the sugar, milk, butter, egg yolks, and vanilla.
Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until thickened, about 10 minutes.
Transfer to a bowl add the coconut and pecans stirring occasionally.
Allow to cool to room temperature before frosting the cake
I do have other pictures of this cake in layers and looking much prettier but this was a rushed cake. !
