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GERMAN'S Sweet Chocolate Cake

Prep

15-30 mins

Total

2 HRS

Servings

16 Servings

Make any event extra special with a sweet chocolate cake. This GERMAN'S Sweet Chocolate Cake is triple-layer decadence with coconut-pecan icing.

Ingredients

  • 1/3

    cup

    boiling water

  • 1

    pkg

    (4 oz.) BAKER'S GERMAN'S Sweet Chocolate

  • 3

    eggs, separated

  • 2

    cups

    sifted cake flour

  • 3/4

    tsp

    baking soda

  • 1/4

    tsp

    salt

  • 3/4

    cup

    butter or margarine, softened

  • 1-1/3

    cups

    sugar

  • 3/4

    tsp

    vanilla

  • 3/4

    cup

    buttermilk

Instructions

  1. Step 1

    Heat oven to 350°F.

  2. Step 2

    Spray 3 (9-inch) round pans with cooking spray; cover bottoms with waxed paper. Add boiling water to chocolate in small bowl; stir until chocolate is completely melted.

  3. Step 3

    Beat egg whites in small bowl with mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form; set aside. Mix flour, baking soda and salt. Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with mixer until light and fluffy. Blend in egg yolks, 1 at a time. Add melted chocolate and vanilla; mix well. Beat in flour mixture alternately with buttermilk, mixing well after each addition. Gently stir in egg whites until well blended.

  4. Step 4

    Pour into prepared pans.

  5. Step 5

    Bake 35 min. or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean. Immediately run spatula around cakes. Cool in pans 15 min. Remove cakes from pans to wire racks; remove waxed paper. Cool cakes completely. Meanwhile, prepare Coconut-Pecan Filling and Frosting.

  6. Step 6

    Stack cakes on plate, filling layers and spreading top of cake with frosting. (Note: Nutrition is for both cake and frosting.)

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