Matty's better than sex cake - extravagant from scratch

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Directions:

Sugared Strawberries:
-Cut strawberries into halves or slice size you prefer
-In a saucepan over medium high heat, combine strawberries, sugar and vanilla.
-Cook for about 5 mins, stirring occasionally, until sauce thickens.
-Store in Tupperware and refrigerate until time to serve.

Cake:
-Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
-Grease and flour 2 - 9 inch round pans.
-Melt the chopped German chocolate in 1/2 cup hot water, and set aside.
-In a large bowl, cream together the 2 cups sugar and shortening. Beat in 4 egg yolks until smooth. Next, stir in the buttermilk and vanilla.
-Sift together the flour, salt and baking soda; mix into creamed mixture. Then, stir in the melted chocolate.
-In another bowl, whip egg whites to stiff peaks, fold into the batter.
-Divide the batter evenly between the two pans, and spread evenly.
-Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven.
-Cool cake in pans on wire racks.

Hot Fudge:
-In a large saucepan, combine the chocolate chips and butter.
-Cook and stir over low heat until melted.
-Gradually mix in the sugar and milk. Increase heat to a boil.
-Cook, stirring constantly, for 8 minutes.
-Remove from heat, and then stir in vanilla and salt.

Preparation:
-Heat up caramel sauce in sauce pan on low heat until warm.
-After 2 cakes has cooled, place 1st cake on platter and spread some of the caramel sauce on top and place 2nd cake on top.
-Using the handle of a long wooden spoon, poke many holes through both cake layers
-Pour caramel sauce in half the holes and hot fudge into other half-use rest of hot fudge to pour over the top of cake to cover top and drip down the sides
-Place cake in refrigerator to cool and harden fudge and caramel
-Slice cake, spoon sugared strawberries onto slice, and add whipped cream

Enjoy!!!