Recipe: Perfect German Chocolate Sheet Cake with Coconut-Pecan Frosting

German Chocolate Sheet Cake with Coconut-Pecan Frosting. Oh, German Chocolate Cake, how I love you. I remember traveling to Germany as a young college sophomore and being super confused as to why German bakeries didn't sell German Chocolate Cake. Turns out, German Chocolate Cake isn't the slightest bit German.

Also known as coconut pecan frosting. Loaded with butter, brown sugar, toasted pecans and shredded coconut. This is the best German chocolate cake frosting you will ever taste. You can cook German Chocolate Sheet Cake with Coconut-Pecan Frosting using 18 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of German Chocolate Sheet Cake with Coconut-Pecan Frosting

1. It's 2 Cups of Flour.
2. It's 2 Cups of Sugar.
3. You need 1/2 Cup of Butter.
4. It's 1 Cup of Water.
5. It's 4 oz of Baking Chocolate (I used 1/4 c Cocoa Powder and 4 tsp oil).
6. It's 1/2 Cup of Shortening.
7. It's 1/2 Cup of Buttermilk (I used 1/2 Cup Vanilla Yogurt).
8. It's 1/2 tsp of Baking Soda.
9. It's 2 of Eggs.
10. It's 1 tsp of Vanilla.
11. It's of ~*Icing Ingredients*~*.
12. It's 1 Cup of Evaporated Milk.
13. You need 1 Cup of Sugar.
14. Prepare 3 of Egg Yolks.
15. You need 1/2 Cup of Butter.
16. It's 1 1/3 Cup of Sweetened Shredded Coconut.
17. It's 1 Cup of Chopped Pecans.
18. It's 1 tsp of Vanilla.

This frosting is delicious anytime of year and for an type of celebration. This German Chocolate Sheet Cake is so moist and SO delicious! The Coconut Pecan Frosting on top adds a richness and flavor that will blow you mind! This recipe is perfect for feeding a crowd!

German Chocolate Sheet Cake with Coconut-Pecan Frosting step by step

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F..
2. Spray a 15x10x1 inch baking sheet with cooking spray and set aside..
3. In a large mixing bowl, measure flour and sugar. Set aside..
4. In a medium sauce pan, combine butter, water, German Chocolate baking chocolate and shortening. Bring to a boil. After mixture reaches a boil, add it to the flour mixture and stir to combine..
5. Add buttermilk, then baking soda, then eggs, then vanilla in that order, mixing in-between each addition..
6. Pour into prepared pan and bake at 400 degrees F for 20 minutes.
7. ~*Frosting Directions*~*.
8. In a medium sauce pan over medium high heat combine milk, sugar egg yolks, and butter. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to medium. Stir constantly for about 12 minutes until thickened. Remove from heat and add coconut and pecans. Stir in vanilla. Spread over cake evenly and drizzle with hot fudge..
9. FOR BEST RESULTS Put in Freezer for 30 minutes after frosting the cake. It will cool the icing but the cake will be slightly warm and melt in your mouth.

German Chocolate Cake will forever hold a special place in my heart because it is my mom's favorite cake. This is a recipe for German chocolate cake from scratch, with a coconut pecan frosting and filling. Layer up with this homemade layer cake and begin to feel the magical-ness of German sweet chocolate. It's so delicious that you'll probably have more than one piece and that is OK! German chocolate cake is a classic.