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Great Grandma Farmer's German Sweet Cake Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 Cup Shortening (Solid Crisco)
2 Cups Sugar
2 1/2 Cups Flour
1/2 Tsp Salt
1 Tsp Baking Soda
4 Eggs (Separated - whites and yokes will be used at different times)
1 Bar German sweet baking chocolate
1/2 Cup hot water
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line the bottom of 9x13-inch baking pan with parchment paper.

Place chocolate and water in a microwave-safe bowl. Heat in the microwave on high until mixture is melted and smooth, 1 1/2 to 2 minutes, stirring once halfway. Set aside.

Mix together flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl; set aside.

Cream sugar and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks one at a time, beating well after each addition. Stir in melted chocolate and vanilla until combined. Add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating after each addition until smooth.

Beat egg whites in a separate bowl with clean beaters until soft peaks form. Gently fold beaten whites into batter. Pour into the prepared baking pan.

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 30 minutes. Cool cake completely on a wire rack.

Meanwhile, make frosting: Combine milk, sugar, butter, egg yolks, and vanilla in a large saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until thick and golden brown, about 12 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat. Stir in coconut and pecans. Cool to room temperature; frosting will thicken as it cools.

Spread frosting over cooled cake.

 

 

 

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