Christmas Chocolate Cake

Name: Christmas Chocolate Cake
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 12-15 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 (4 ounce) package sweet chocolate; 1/2 cup boiling water; 2 cups flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 cup butter; 2 cups sugar; 4 eggs, separated; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1 cup buttermilk; coconut pecan frosting

Submitted by Chef mariajane

"Here is another great recipe, that everyone should make for that wonderful Holiday Season - so tasty -"

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Ready In:: 30mins
Ingredients:: 11
Serves:: 12-15

ingredients

1 (4 ounce) package sweet chocolate
¹⁄₂ cup boiling water
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
4 eggs, separated
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup buttermilk
coconut pecan frosting

directions

Preheat oven to 350F . Grease bottom of three 9-inch layer pans with wax paper.
In saucepan, melt chocolate over boiling water (in double boiler). Let cool.
In small bowl, mix flour, baking soda and salt. Set aside.
In large bowl (with electric mixer), cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat egg yolks and vanilla. Stir in chocolate. Add flour mixrture alternately wirh buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture, beating well.
In separare bowl, beat egg whites unitl stiff peaks form. Fold into batter gently and thoroughly.
Divide batter among the 3 pans - smoothing the tops. Bake in pre-heated oven for 30 minutes or until cake springs back when touched in center. Cool cake pans on racks for 25 minutes. Remove cakes from pans and peel off wax paper. Cool cakes completely on racks before frosting.

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Chef mariajane

I am a 56 year old Gramma that, for the first time in my life, has purchase myself a computer, and I didn't know what i was missing!! I have a husband tha I adore, and 4 grandchildren that of course surpass all others - lol - I am disabled, and am an at home person, so I have a lot of time on my hands, to play with my recipes, and I am enjoying every bit of it - My husband will eat anything that I cook, so I have carte blanche as far as that goes, so I have a great time trying out new recipes. Paula Deen has published some of my favorite cookbooks, her recipes are easy and quick to do. Her sweets are fantastics, especially her pound cakes, Yummm I guess the dish that I am famous for is my Christmas ham - my family all comes home for Christmas, and if i don't have my ham they are dissapointed, and my grandson wants the pistachio squares!!! so I guess that is the dishes that I'm famous for.

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