"Michael" > wrote in message
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> Thanks for all the kind comments. The cake was delicious. I saved a
> slice for the daughter and the wife and brought the rest of it into
> work.
> I definitely want to get a rack to cool them on.
>
> A couple of questions have come to mind. First, I bought three 9"
> cake pans. If I had wanted a three-layered cake, would I simply use
> the same recipe and same quantities but just distribute the batter
> over three pans instead of two? I assume that I would definitely
> need to increase the amount of icing to account for the extra layer.
>
> My second question concerns a German chocolate cake. Is the
> cake portion of a German chocolate cake usually just a normal
> chocolate cake? I can look at recipes but there are so many ways
> to make a regular chocolate cake that it might be hard for me to
> tell. The reason I ask is that I want to make one and I'm wondering
> if I can use the Hershey's perfectly chocolate cake recipe and just
> locate a recipe for German chocolate icing.
>
> Thank you, Michael
>

There is a German chocolate cake article in the current issue of 'Cook's
Illustrated'. I haven't tried it yet, but I've had good success with their
recipes.

--Rich