Alabama Chocolate Pecan Cake

Bake Libby Lightner’s chocolate cake baked in 2 square pans.

Filling

Heat in microwave:

¹/₃ c sugar                    2 T butter

3 egg yolks                 ²/₃ c milk

¼ t salt

When hot, add 2 T cornstarch dissolved in 1/3 cool water.

Stir and return to microwave. Thicken by cooking 2 minutes at a time until thick. Stir

thoroughly every two minutes.

Add ½ t vanilla and 1 c chopped pecans

Sea Foam Icing

Boil in heavy pan to softball stage (Approximately 7 min):

¾ c brown sugar               ¾ c white sugar

½ c hot water

Pour over 3 stiff egg whites reserved from filling above and beaten with ¼ t cream of tartar.