Triple-Tiered German Chocolate Cake
- 2 12 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 12 teaspoon salt
- 1 (4 ounce) german sweet baking chocolate, cut up
- 12 cup water
- 1 cup butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 4 egg whites
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 egg yolks
- 12 cup butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 cups flaked coconut
- 1 13 cups pecans, chopped
- Grease and lightly flour three 9x1-1/2-inch round cake pans; set aside.
- In a mixing bowl, mix flour, soda, and salt.
- In saucepan, heat, stir chocolate and water until chocolate melts.
- Remove from heat; cool.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer for 30 seconds.
- Beat in the sugar until fluffy.
- Beat in egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each.
- Beat in chocolate and vanilla.
- Alternately add the flour mixture and the buttermilk, beating on low speed after each addition.
- Wash the beaters thoroughly.
- In medium bowl with cleaned beaters, beat egg whites on high until stiff peaks form.
- Fold whites into batter.
- Divide the batter among the prepared cake pans.
- Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean.
- Cool 10 minutes in pans on wire racks.
- Remove layers from pans; cool.
- Prepare Coconut-Pecan Topping (instructions below).
- Place a cake layer on serving plate and spread with one-third of the topping.
- Top with second cake layer and one-third of the topping.
- Top with last cake layer and remaining topping.
- Chill until ready to serve.
- Coconut-Pecan Topping: In a saucepan, combine evaporated milk, sugar, egg yolks and butter.
- Cook and stir until slightly thickened and mixture just bubbles.
- Stir in vanilla, coconut and pecans.
- Cool.
flour, baking soda, salt, chocolate, water, butter, sugar, egg yolks, vanilla, buttermilk, egg whites, milk, sugar, egg yolks, butter, vanilla, flaked coconut, pecans
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/triple-tiered-german-chocolate-cake-454237 (may not work)