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german chocolate cake

(1 rating)
hellchell1 avatar
Recipe by
Patsy Fowler
@hellchell1
Anderson, SC

we love this cake it's so good

(1 rating)
yield 6 -8
prep time 35 Min
cook time 30 Min

Ingredients For german chocolate cake

  • 1/2 c
    boiling water
  • 4 oz
    bakers german chocolate bar
  • 2 c
    sugar
  • 1 c
    butter, softened
  • 4
    egg yolks
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 2 1/2 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 tsp
    salt
  • 1 c
    buttermilk
  • 4
    egg whites, stiffly beaten
  • FOR THE FROSTING
  • 1 c
    sugar
  • 1/2 c
    butter
  • 1 c
    evaporated milk
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 3
    egg yolks
  • 1 3/4 c
    coconut, flaked
  • 1 c
    chopped pecans

How To Make german chocolate cake

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350.
  • 2
    Mix sugar in 1/2 cup boiling water. Mix sugar and butter and beat until light and fluffy. Beat in the egg yolks.
  • 3
    Beat in the melted chocolate and vanilla. Stir flour together with baking soda and salt.
  • 4
    Alternate adding the buttermilk and flour to eggs, butter and sugar mixture ending with the buttermilk.
  • 5
    Blend together well, but do not over beat this. It's best to use a wire whisk for this.
  • 6
    In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites with an electric mixer until they are at the stiff peak stage.
  • 7
    Gently fold the egg whites into the cake batter. Do not beat this, just fold to blend them in.
  • 8
    Place wax paper in the bottom of 2-9 inch pans. With either shortening or butter, grease the sides of the pans and i even grease the wax paper a little.
  • 9
    Evenly divide the batter between the pans. Place in preheated 350 oven and bake for 30-35 minutes.
  • 10
    Remove from oven and allow them to cool completely before turning them out of the cake pans.
  • 11
    This cake can stick if you don't follow the instructions. I use the wax paper and grease the sides of the cake pans well and also allowing the to cool completely.
  • 12
    For the frosting combine sugar, butter, milk and egg yolks in a heavy saucepan.
  • 13
    Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly. Bring to a boil and cook for another 3 minutes, turn heat down and continue to cook and stir until it thickens.
  • 14
    This will take about a total of 12 minutes. Add vanilla, coconut and chopped pecans.
  • 15
    Place a cake layer on a cake plate. Spread frosting on just the top of that layer and then place the second layer on top of that.
  • 16
    Pour the rest of the frosting right in the center of the top layer and then spread over the top of the cake.
  • 17
    You don't need to frost the sides of this cake, but if some of the frosting runs over and go down the sides it's ok. As a matter of fact it will and it's all good.
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