German Chocolate Cake

1 1/2 c flour

3/4 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp salt

4 oz package sweet baking chocolate

1 c sugar

3/4 c shortening

3 eggs

1 tsp vanilla

3/4 c buttermilk or sourmilk

Coconut Pecan Frosting

Chocolate Butter Frosting

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• Grease and lightly flour 2: 8x1/2" or 9x1/2" rounds
• Stir together flour, baking soda, and salt - set aside
• In saucepan combine chocolate and 1/2 water
• Cook and stir over low heat until melted. Cool
• Beat sugar and shortening until fluffy
• Add eggs and vanilla. Beat on low until just combined
• Beat on medium 1min
• Beat in chocolate mix
• Add flour mix alternately with buttermilk to chocolate mix
• Pour batter into prepared pans
• Bake at 350 for 30min or until toothpick comes out clean
• Cool in pan 10min
• Remove from pans and cool thoroughly
• Spread coconut-pecan forsting over top of layers
• Stack
• Frost sides with chocolate butter frosting

NOTE: double the ingredients and make 4 layers in place of 2. There is more than enough icing for 4 layers with the 2 recipes