German Chocolate Cake

A month ago, my father-in-law traveled here to Missouri on his birthday. I spent the day baking a cake for him. It sure did taste good! We took the leftovers with us on vacation to the Current River and it did not take long for us to finish it.  This is a very difficult cake to make because there are a lot of steps. I hope some of you take a leap and decide to make the cake anyway!

Gather all of your materials 

Sour 1 cup of milk with 1 tbsp of lemon juice

Melt 1 package of German Chocolate and 1/2 c. of water on high for 1 minute in microwave.

In a separate bowl, mix 2 c. flour, 1 tsp baking soda and 1/4 tsp salt.

Cream 2 sticks softened butter and 2 cups sugar.  

Add 4 egg yolks one at a time (keep the whites)

Blend in the chocolate mixture a 1 tsp vanilla. Then alternate adding the flour mixture and milk
until thoroughly mixed each time.  

Beat egg whites on high until stiff peaks form. Gently stir into batter.

Pour into pans and bake for 30 min on 350 degrees. 

Lick the bowl clean--mm mm mm. 

Now to make the icing. Beat 4 egg yolks, 1 can eval milk and 1 1/2 tsp vanilla with whisk .
Add 1 1/2 c sugar and 3/4 c butter and cook on medium heat stirring constantly.
It needs to turn thick and golden brown ~12 minutes. 

Add 1 bag coconut and 1 bag chopped pecans. Let cool completely. 

Ice the cake

Enjoy! (Happy Birthday, Il Dolce) 

So, do any of you think you will attempt this cake? It is a good "I-can't-believe-school-is-back" cake. Have a nice Tuesday!