German Chocolate Cake

1 package sweet chocolate
1/2 cup boiling water
1 cup margarine
2 cups sugar
4 egg yolks
1 tsp vanilla
2 1/2 cup flour
1 tsp soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup buttermilk
4 egg whites beaten

Melt chocolate in 1/2 cup boiling water. Cool. Sift together flour, soda and salt and set aside. In a separate bowl cream together butter and sugar, add egg yolks to butter and sugar one at a time, beating mixture between each yolk. Add vanilla and chocolate, mixing well. Alternating add flour mix and buttermilk to the wet ingredients. In a separate mixing bowl beat room temperature egg whites until stiff peaks. Fold stiffly beaten egg whites into the cake mix and bake in 3 separate cake pans for 35-40 minutes @ 350 degrees.

Coconut Pecan Frosting:

1 cup evaporated milk
1 cup sugar
1/2 pound margarine
1 tbsp vanilla

Combine all ingredients and cook over medium heat for 12 minutes stirring constantly until thick, add 1 can tender flake coconut and 1 cup chopped pecans, beat into existing mixture until cool enough to use as frosting.