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delicious 3 layer german chocolate cake

(3 ratings)
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Not Far From Green Bay, WI

This was my favorite dessert when I was a child, my mom's specialty. I requested it every year for my birthday. The Coconut Butter Pecan Frosting is to die for! You can't get that kind of flavor out of a can! =)

(3 ratings)
yield 12 or More
prep time 30 Min
cook time 40 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For delicious 3 layer german chocolate cake

  • GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE-
  • 1/2
    tsp. salt
  • 2 1/4
    cups sugar
  • 1/4
    cup cocoa (i like hershey's)
  • 1
    cup buttermilk
  • 1
    tsp. vanilla
  • 1
    tsp. baking soda
  • 2
    cups flour
  • 4
    eggs
  • 1
    cup plus 3 tb. butter, softened
  • 1/2
    cup boiling water
  • COCONUT BUTTER PECAN FROSTING-
  • 1
    14 oz. *sweetened* condensed milk, not evaporated milk
  • 3
    egg yolks, slightly beaten
  • 1/2
    cup butter
  • 1
    tsp. vanilla
  • 1 1/3
    cups sweetened coconut
  • 1
    cup chopped pecans

How To Make delicious 3 layer german chocolate cake

  • 1
    CAKE- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour three 9" round cake pans.
  • 2
    Stir together cocoa and water in small bowl until smooth. Set aside. Beat butter, sugar and vanilla in large bowl until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
  • 3
    Whisk together flour, baking soda and salt. Add to butter mixture alternately with chocolate mixture and buttermilk beating only until blended, no more. Pour batter into prepared pans.
  • 4
    Bake 25-30 minutes or until top springs back when lightly touched. Cool for 5 minutes then remove from pans to wire racks. Cool completely.
  • 5
    COCONUT BUTTER PECAN FROSTING- Stir together sweetened condensed milk, beaten egg yolks and butter in medium saucepan. Cook gently over low heat stirring constantly, until mixture has thickened and is bubbly. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla, coconut and pecans. Cool to room temp. Frosting yield is about 2 2/3 cups.
  • 6
    Spread frosting between layers and top only. (Trim inner layers of cake tops with bread knife if cake domes, leaving top layer domed, or as desired.)
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