How to Make Delicious German chocolate cake

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German chocolate cake. Hand frosted with coconut-filled icing, and topped with smooth chocolate ganache drizzle. Come See our Unique Cake Gifts! Check out our new Mini Cake Explosion Boxes and Mini Cake Variety Packs This German chocolate cake recipe is one of Betty Crocker's most popular desserts, and for good reason.

German chocolate cake A hit ever since it was developed by Sam German for Baker's Chocolate Company, this cake is filled and topped with a coconut-pecan frosting. Grease waxed paper and set aside. In small saucepan, melt chocolate with water over low heat; cool. You can cook German chocolate cake using 17 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of German chocolate cake

  1. You need of cake.
  2. It's 4 oz of German sweet chocolate.
  3. You need 1/2 cup of water, boiling.
  4. Prepare 1 cup of butter.
  5. You need 4 of egg yolks.
  6. Prepare 12 oz of cake flour.
  7. Prepare 1 tsp of baking soda.
  8. Prepare 1/2 tsp of salt.
  9. Prepare 1 cup of buttermilk.
  10. Prepare 4 of egg whites, beaten stiff.
  11. Prepare of frosting.
  12. Prepare 3 of egg yolks.
  13. Prepare 1 cup of evaporated milk.
  14. Prepare 1 cup of sugar.
  15. Prepare 1 1/2 cup of coconut flakes.
  16. You need 1 cup of pecans, chopped.
  17. It's 1 tsp of vanilla.

Whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a small bowl; set aside. HOW TO MAKE GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE. Start by creating the two layers of moist chocolate cake! Upon researching for hours for a German Chocolate cake recipe worth the time to make and choosing this one, I bought the "Bakers" German sweet chocolate bar for use in this cake.

German chocolate cake step by step

  1. Melt chocolate in boiling water,set aside. Cream butter and sugar, add yolks and beat well. Blend in vanilla and chocolate..
  2. Sift flour, salt and soda. Add to butter mixture, alternating with buttermilk. Fold in beaten egg whites..
  3. Bake in 3 floured pans @350° for 35-40 minutes..
  4. Cream butter and sugar, add yolks and milk. Cook over medium heat about 12 min. stirring, until thick. remove from heat and add pecans, coconut,and vanilla..

After opening the box of chocolate, there are recipes in there for frosting, cake and a few others using this chocolate. The name German chocolate cake is a little deceiving as it is not actually a German dessert and traditionally the cake is a lighter colored cake with a mild chocolate taste and the entire cake is usually covered in coconut pecan frosting. I am so excited to share this cake with you today. It's been a long time coming! I've got a German Chocolate Cheesecake and German Chocolate Cookie Stacks, but no actual cake.