Ruby's German Chocolate Cake 1950s
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- Number of Servings: 12
Ingredients
Cake:1/2 c boiling water1 - 4 oz bar sweet cooking chocolate2 c sugar1 c butter4 egg yolks1 tsp vanilla2.5 c cake flour1 tsp baking soda1 tsp salt1 c buttermilk4 egg whites stiffly beaten****Icing:1 c sugar1 c evaporated milk.5 c btter3 egg yolks1 tsp vanilla1-1/3 c coconut flakes1 c pecans, chopped
Cake:
Heat oven to 350 degrees
Line bottom of pans with wax paper
Pour boiling water in chocolate in small bowl and stir until the chocolate melts.
Mix sugar & butter in large bowl until fluffy. Beat in egg yolks one at a time. Beat in chocolate & vanila on low.
Mix flour, baking soda & salt together in separate bowl. Alternate flour mixture and buttermilk into chocolate batter mixture, beating after each addition until batter is smooth.
Fold in egg whites.
Divide batter among three 9" round pans. Bake 30-35 minutes and then cool. * Recipe calories based on 2% milk as substitute instead of using buttermilk.
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Icing:
Mix sugar, milk, butter, egg yolks and vanilla in 1 qt sauce pan over medium heat stirring occasionally until thick (10-12 minutes). Add coconut and pecans. Stir until desired thickness.
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SHEILA8383.
Heat oven to 350 degrees
Line bottom of pans with wax paper
Pour boiling water in chocolate in small bowl and stir until the chocolate melts.
Mix sugar & butter in large bowl until fluffy. Beat in egg yolks one at a time. Beat in chocolate & vanila on low.
Mix flour, baking soda & salt together in separate bowl. Alternate flour mixture and buttermilk into chocolate batter mixture, beating after each addition until batter is smooth.
Fold in egg whites.
Divide batter among three 9" round pans. Bake 30-35 minutes and then cool. * Recipe calories based on 2% milk as substitute instead of using buttermilk.
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Icing:
Mix sugar, milk, butter, egg yolks and vanilla in 1 qt sauce pan over medium heat stirring occasionally until thick (10-12 minutes). Add coconut and pecans. Stir until desired thickness.
Number of Servings: 12
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user SHEILA8383.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 748.0
- Total Fat: 42.7 g
- Cholesterol: 190.8 mg
- Sodium: 552.9 mg
- Total Carbs: 86.3 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.6 g
- Protein: 8.7 g
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