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German Chocolate Cake is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They’re nice and they look fantastic. German Chocolate Cake is something which I have loved my whole life.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook german chocolate cake using 19 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make German Chocolate Cake:
- Prepare Cake
- Make ready 1 (4 oz) Package baker's German sweet chocolate
- Take 1/2 cup boiling water
- Take 1 cup butter
- Take 2 cups sugar
- Prepare 4 eggs, separated
- Make ready 1 tsp vanilla
- Get 2 cups all-purpose flour
- Make ready 1 tsp baking soda
- Get 1/2 tsp salt
- Prepare 1 cup buttermilk
- Take Frosting
- Make ready 1 1/2 cups evaporated milk
- Take 1 1/2 cups sugar
- Get 4 slightly beaten egg yolks
- Make ready 3/4 cup butter
- Make ready 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
- Prepare 2 cups shredded coconut
- Prepare 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
Also I used a little more chocolate on the top of the cake. 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. German Chocolate Cake is a sweet chocolate cake that is filled and frosted with rich, sticky coconut, and pecan filling. Despite its name, the cake isn't German at all.
Instructions to make German Chocolate Cake:
- Melt chocolate with water, you can do this by combining ingredients and microwaving them in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave in 30-second intervals stirring in-between.
- Cream butter and sugar. Next beat in egg yolks.
- Stir in chocolate and vanilla. In a separate bowl mix in flour baking soda and salt.
- Beat in flour mixture, alternating with the buttermilk.
- In a large bowl, beat egg white until stiff peaks form, fold into batter.
- Pour batter into a greased/nonstick 9x13 pan. Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Oven temp: 350 degrees.
- While the cake is cooking in the oven, combine evaporated milk, sugar, slightly beaten egg yolks, butter or margarine, and vanilla in a saucepan. It should take about 20 minutes. Stir constantly. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened. Remove from heat.
- Stir in shredded coconut and chopped pecans. Cool until thick enough to spread. Makes 4-1/4 cups.
- Once everything is cool, frost cake and enjoy!
German Chocolate Cake is a sweet chocolate cake that is filled and frosted with rich, sticky coconut, and pecan filling. Despite its name, the cake isn't German at all. 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. HOW TO MAKE GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE Start by creating the two layers of moist chocolate cake! German Chocolate Cake is Southern baking at its best.
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