Anyone have good recipes for veggie lasagna, German chocolate cake

[prolesunited]

I'm actually going to cook dinner tomorrow. :-)

I've made both of these things before, but I love to expand my horizons by trying new recipes.

For the lasagna, I would like it to have spinach as one of the ingredients. My grandma used to make a good German chocolate cake, but the recipe was in her head.

So, can any of you fabulous cooks help me out here?

[supernova]

1. The lasagna

I've made w/ the textured veggie protein, it tastes and feels just like hamburger. I've also done a variation w/ stuffed shells instead of the lasanga noodles. Shell filling goes something like this:

Rocotta seasoned with Salt & pepper
Frozen spinach is fine; washed fresh is good too, always well drained.
as much garlic as you can stand.

You can vary this a million ways.

[Darth_Kitten]

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[Lindacooks]

3. German Chocolate Cake:

CAKE
1/2 cup water
4 (1 ounce) squares German sweet chocolate
1 cup butter, softened
2 cups white sugar
4 egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup buttermilk
2 1/2 cups cake flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 egg whites

FILLING
1 cup white sugar
1 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup butter
3 egg yolks, beaten
1 1/3 cups flaked coconut
1 cup chopped pecans
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

FROSTING
1/4 cup butter, softened
2 oz. squares unsweetened chocolate
2-1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
pinch salt
2-4 Tbsp. light cream

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour 3 9" round cake pans. Sift together flour, baking soda and salt and set aside. Melt water and 4 oz. chocolate in small saucepan and let cool.

In a large bowl, cream 1 cup butter and 2 cups sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in 4 egg yolks one at a time. Blend in the melted chocolate mixture and vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk, mixing just until incorporated.

In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold 1/3 of the whites into the batter, then quickly fold in remaining whites until no streaks remain.

Pour into prepared pans. Bake in 350 degree oven for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool for 10 minutes in the pan, then turn out onto wire rack.

To make the Filling: In a saucepan combine 1 cup sugar, evaporated milk, 1/2 cup butter, and 3 egg yolks. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly until thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in coconut, pecans and vanilla. Cool until thick enough to spread.

To make chocolate frosting, melt chocolate and butter in medium saucepan. Remove from heat and add vanilla and salt. Add powdered sugar alternately with light cream and beat well until smooth and creamy.

Put filling between layers and on top of cake. Spread chocolate frosting around sides of cake. Chill for 4-5 hours before serving. Makes 16 fabulous servings.