Ingredients
- 3 eggs
- 2 egg yolks
- 1/2 stick
- 2 1/4 c sugar
- 2 c all purpose flour
- 1 c buttermilk
- 3/4 c evaporated milk
- 4 oz bakers german sweet chocolate
- 3/4 c pecans (chopped)
- 6 tb margarine
- 1 c flaked coconut
- 1 1/2 ts vanilla
- 1 ts baking soda
- 1/4 ts salt
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