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Uncle Bill's German Chocolate Cake

This is the most delicious, moist chocolate cake that i have ever made. This cake is very rich but so good. It is rather lengthy to make but is well worth the effort.

Steps

Cake: preheat oven to 350f.
In a medium size mixing bowl , sift together cake& pastry flour , soda and salt.
Melt chocolate in the microwave oven on medium-high for about 1 1 / 2 minutes.
Stir and continue to microwave for another 1 to 1 1 / 2 minutes on medium-high.
Remove form microwave , stir well and let cool slightly before using.
Line 3- 9 inch pans with parchment paper.
In a medium size mixing bowl and using an electric mixer , cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
Separate eggs and set egg whites aside.
Add egg yolks to butter mixture one at a time , beating after each addition.
Stir vanilla extract into chocolate and then add chocolate to creamed butter mixture and mix well to blend.
Add flour mixture , 1 / 2 cup at a time along with 1 / 4 cup of buttermilk at a time , beating well after each addition.
In a separate mixing bowl using an electric mixer , beat egg whites until fluffy.
Add cream of tartar and continue beating until stiff peaks form.

Ingredients

cake-and-pastry flour, baking soda, salt, german chocolate, butter, granulated sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, buttermilk, cream of tartar, whipping cream, egg yolks, sweetened flaked coconut, pecans, bittersweet chocolate