Categories: Chocolate, German, Snacks, Desserts 
      Yield: 12 servings 
  
---------------------------------SNACK CAKE--------------------------------- 
      1 pk (4 oz) Bakers German Sweet 
           Chocolate 
    3/4 c  (1 1/2 stick) margarine or 
           Butter 
  1 1/2 c  Sugar 
      3    Eggs 
      1 ts Vanilla 
      2 c  All purpose flour 
      1 ts Baking soda 
    1/4 ts Salt 
      1 c  Buttermilk 
 
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    3/4 c  Evaporated milk 
    3/4 c  Sugar 
      6 tb Margarine or butter 
      2    Egg yolks 
    1/2 ts Vanilla 
      1 c  Flaked coconut 
    3/4 c  Chopped pecans 
  
  CAKE: Heat oven to 350 MICROWAVE: chocolate and margarine in large 
  microwavable bowl on HIGH for 2 minutes or until margarine is melted. Stir 
  until chocolate is COMPLETELY melted. Add sugar into chocolate mixture and 
  stir until WELL blended. Beat in eggs, one at a time, with electric mixer 
  until completely mixed. Add vanilla. Beat in 1/2 cup of the flour, the 
  baking soda and salt. Beat in the remaining 1 1/2 cups flour alternately 
  with the buttermilk until smooth. Pour into greased 13 x 9 inch pan. 
   
  Bake for 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted into center comes out 
  clean.  Cool in pan on wire rack.  Frost with Easy Coconut Pecan Frosting. 
   
  Prep Time: 20 min Baking time: 50 min 
   
  FROSTING: 
   
  Combine milk, sugar, margarine, egg yolks and vanilla in saucepan.  Cook 
  over medium heat until mixture thickens, about 6 mins., stirring 
  constantly.  Remove from heat.  Stir in coconut and pecans.  Cool until 
  thick enough to spread, stirring occasionally.  Spread on cooled snack 
  cake. 
   
  Makes about 2 cups or enough to frost top of one 13 x 9 cake. 
   
  Prep time:  15 min plus cooling time. 
   
  Bakers Easiest Typed by Dale/Gail Shipp