Bakers Germans Snack Cake Recipes

BAKER'S ORIGINAL GERMAN SWEET CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Coconut-Pecan frosting (recipe follows).
• Oven at 350ºF.
• Melt chocolate in water, cool.
• Cream butter and sugar.
• Beat in egg yolks.
• Stir in vanilla and chocolate.
• Mix flour, soda, and salt.
• Beat in flour mixture, alternately with buttermilk.
• Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; fold into batter.
• Pour batter into three 9-inch layer pans, lined on bottoms with waxed paper.
• Bake for 30 minutes or until cake springs bake when lightly pressed in center.
• Cool 15 minutes; remove and cool on rack.
• Frost cake.
• COCONUT-PECAN FROSTING.
• Combine evaporated milk, sugar, slightly beaten egg yolks, butter or margarine and vanilla in saucepan.
• Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened. Remove from heat.
• Stir in shredded coconut and chopped pecans.
• Cool until thick enough to spread.
• Makes 4-1/4 cups.

BAKER'S® GERMANS® SNACK CAKE RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F.
• Microwave chocolate and 3/4 cup butter in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended.
• Add whole eggs, sour cream and 1 tsp. vanilla; beat with mixer until blended. Add combined flour, sugar, baking soda and salt; mix well. Pour into 13x9-inch pan sprayed with cooking spray.
• Bake 30 to 40 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely.
• Cook sugar, evaporated milk, egg yolks, 6 Tbsp. butter and remaining vanilla in large saucepan on medium heat 6 min. or until thickened, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in coconut and nuts. Cool until thickened to spreading consistency, stirring occasionally. Spread over cake.