October 17th is Charles Finn's birthday!

German Chocolate Cake (Chuck’s Birthday cake)
Grease and wax paper 3-9” cake pans oven 350°F

1) Sift together:
2 ½ cups cake flour
1 tsp. baking soda
Pinch of salt

2) Separate 4 eggs.

3) Beat the egg white until stiff.

4) Melt ¼ # German sweet Chocolate in ½ cup boiling water

5) Cream 1 cup butter with 2 cups brown sugar
add egg yolks+ 1 tsp vanilla and beat some more.

5) Add chocolate/water mixture to butter/sugar mixture and beat.

6) Add flour mixture to chocolate butter mixture alternately with 1 cup buttermilk.

7) Fold in stiffly beater egg whites.

8) Put into pans and bake.

Filling and topping for German Chocolate Cake:
Cook the following together in a double boiler or in microwave until thick:
1 cup sugar
1 cup evaporated milk
1 stick butter
3 beaten egg yolks
Add:
1 cup shredded coconut
½ to 1 cup chopped pecans
1 tsp vanilla


I use the filling between layers and on top, then I spread the sides with a chocolate buttercream frosting. This cake is expensive, but very tasty.