German Sweet Chocolate Snack Cake/Frosting
cakes, chocolate, desserts, easy
----SNACK CAKE----
1 pkg (4 oz) bakers german sweet
1 chocolate
3/4 cup (1 1/2 stick) margarine or
1 butter
1 1/2 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
----FROSTING----
3/4 cup evaporated milk
3/4 cup sugar
6 tablespoon margarine or butter
2 egg yolks
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup flaked coconut
3/4 cup 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
Yield: 12 servings