German sweet chocolate snack cake/frosting

12 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1pack(4 oz) Bakers German Sweet
Chocolate
¾cup(1 1/2 stick) margarine or
Butter
cupSugar
3Eggs
¾cupEvaporated milk
¾cupSugar
6tablespoonsMargarine or butter
2Egg yolks
1teaspoonVanilla
2cupsAll purpose flour
1teaspoonBaking soda
¼teaspoonSalt
1cupButtermilk
½teaspoonVanilla
1cupFlaked coconut
¾cupChopped pecans

Directions

SNACK CAKE

FROSTING

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 ½ cup of the flour, the baking soda and salt. Beat in the remaining 1½ 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.

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