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So I became a mom, right? And I bake and bake and bake…this one hates coconut, this one only likes vanilla, this one hates nuts. But when does Mama get a cake of her own, I’d like to know!? This is the first year I’ve baked MYSELF a cake. I think I broke some unwritten Mama law in that I made a cake that ISN’T anyone else’s favorite. It’s mine. And you see all that frosting, 800 calories per spoonful and worth every stinkin’ bit of it! It’s only once a year.
“It’s My Birthday” German Chocolate Cake
4 oz. bar of sweet dark chocolate (try not to eat this raw…you’ll need it)
2 c. plus 2 Tbsp. cake flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. butter, softened
2 c. sugar
4 eggs, separated
1 c. buttermilk
1 tsp. vanilla
FROSTING (THE GOOD STUFF)
12 oz. can evaporated (NOT sweetened condensed) milk
1 1/2 c. sugar
3/4 c. butter
4 egg yolks, slightly beaten
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
7 oz. package of sweetened shredded coconut
1 1/2 c. chopped pecans
Grease 2 (9″) round cake pans and line with parchment paper. Melt the chocolate in a double boiler (I use a glass bowl over a pan of simmering water.) Stir until melted. Sift flour, baking soda and salt.
Beat butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy (you know, like Snuggles, the fabric softener bear). Add the egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Slowly mix in the melted chocolate and vanilla. Add the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk, beating well after each addition.
Beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold the egg whites into the batter.
Bake at 350° Farenheit for 30-35 minutes. Cool 15 minutes and remove from pans.
THE BEST PART:
Place evaporated milk, sugar, butter, egg yolks and vanilla in a medium saucepan. Stirring constantly, cook on medium heat for 10-12 minutes until it turns golden brown and thickens slightly. Take off heat and add coconut and pecans. Let cool until it’s a frosting consistency, about 15 minutes. Slather it on the cake or just sit down with the bowl. It’s YOUR birthday, right?
June 9th, 2008 at 7:04 am
Hi,lovely cake…..Wish you a very Happy Birthday!!!Enjoy..
June 9th, 2008 at 8:15 am
Well and you deserved a cake - we all do! Hope the cake AND your birthday were great! Happy belated!
June 9th, 2008 at 11:22 am
Haaaappy Biiirrthdaaaay to you!
haaaappy biiirrthdaaaay To YOU
HAAAAAPPYBUUUUUURRRRRRRTHDAY Dear FRAAAANNCIEEEEE
HAPPYYYYBUUURRRTHDAAYYY TOOOOOO YoooooHOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Have a WONDERFUL birthday week! don’t stop at just today…make your family bow to you all week long.
mooohahhahhahhaha
June 9th, 2008 at 11:38 am
That Mama law you mentioned only pertains to daily dinners,
NOT your own birthday cake. It’s your full right to choose whatever flavor you want, it’s YOUR CAKE.
German chocolate is my all time, annual birthday flavor too. I’ve never known how to make until you showed me the way.
Thank you for spreading the goodness. I wish I could sit next with you and have a slice. You did a great job here.
June 9th, 2008 at 11:53 am
Ok, we’ll share a virtual slice. I’ve never cooked a cake for myself, just for everyone else. Then I thought, why not? I deserve it too!
It was yummy.
June 9th, 2008 at 8:17 pm
Happy, Happy Birthday!!
I love german chocolate cake - it’s my Dad’s fav and I only eat it once a year at his birthday - but its tooo yummy! Hope you enjoyed every bite!! (oh, and by the way, did anyone tell you… calories don’t count on your birthday!)
June 9th, 2008 at 9:05 pm
Happy Birthday!
You most definitely deserve a cake that is all your own today!
June 10th, 2008 at 4:33 am
Francie!!!!
Go listen to the Great Cooks Radio show entitled “gcr-greece-06092008″
Ivy from Greece has something for you in the show…
Go listen!
June 10th, 2008 at 2:50 pm
Happy birthday!
Good for you for making sure you had something you love! I think we need to celebrate ourselves more often! Looks YUM!
June 10th, 2008 at 5:03 pm
Happy late birthday! And I think to keep our sanity that we mom’s have to cook ourselves a little something sometimes too.
You deserve it! This cake looks delish.
June 12th, 2008 at 1:29 am
Happy birthday! That’s a lovely cake and you deserve to have whatever you desire. It’s your birthday!
June 12th, 2008 at 12:58 pm
Oh Francie - Happy Belated Birthday to you! Hope your day was wonderful. I’m sure the cake was!
June 12th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
I swear, all my fellow bloggers are Geminis (including me).
Happy Birthday!
And the cake looks amaaaazing.
(And yay, no more WordPress problems thanks to some help I got, woohoo!)
June 12th, 2008 at 5:09 pm
Oh - Happy Birthday!
I think you definitely deserve your own cake, and this one looks incredible!
July 29th, 2008 (5 weeks ago) at 12:04 am
wow, nice cake!!yummy!! i wish you happy birthday too
i’ll try this cake cos my husband love chocolate cake 