The Best German Chocolate Cake Recipe
I don't know about you, but every once in awhile I feel the need for the yummy taste of chocolate! I remember when I was child, my mom making this for my grandpa' birthday. I don't remember much about the cake part although, for some reason I thought the frosting was the ultimate treat and that the rest of the cake should be pushed to the side. :)
So every once in awhile for a special birthday treat or event I like to bring up this recipe.
The Best German Chocolate Cake Recipe
By Miranda
This delicious cake is the perfect mixture of coconut and chocolate. Yum!
Yield - 12 servings
Cake Ingredients
4 oz Chocolate (I used chocolate chunks I bought from the local co-op)
1/2 cup water
2 1/4 cups Whole Wheat Flour
1 tsp Baking soda
1 tsp Salt
2 cups Turbinado Sugar
1 cup Butter
4 Eggs
1 tsp Vanilla
1 cup Buttermilk
Coconut Pecan Frosting Ingredients
3 large eggs
1 cup Turbinado Sugar (I ground this so it was like powdered sugar)
1/2 Butter
1 cup Evaporated Milk
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1 1/3 cups flaked coconut
1 cup chopped pecans
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Directions
Heat the oven to 350°F.
Spray the bottoms and sides of 9x13 pan or Bundt Pan with spray.
In a 1-quart saucepan, heat the chocolate and water over low heat, stirring frequently, until chocolate is completely melted; remove from heat and cool.
In a separate bowl, separate yolks from whites in separate bowls.
In another medium sized bowl, stir the flour, baking soda and salt until mixed; set aside.
In another medium bowl, beat 2 cups sugar and 1 cup butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy; Then add eggs yolks, melted chocolate, and vanilla.
Add in the buttermilk and flour mixture alternately to your sugar mixture.
Wash and dry mixer beaters. In a small bowl, beat the eggs whites on high speed until beaten eggs whites form stiff peaks when beaters are lifted. Fold in Egg whites to batter using a rubber spatula.
Pour batter into pan
Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool cake for approximately 2 hours before frosting.
Frosting Directions
Separate the 3 eggs yolks from white; save the egg whites for another recipe.
In a 2-quart saucepan, stir the egg yolks, 1 cup turbinado, 1/2 cup butter, the evaporated milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla until well mixed.
Cook over medium heat about 12 minutes, stirring frequently, until thick and bubbly.
Stir in the coconut and pecans.
Cool about 30 minutes, beating occasionally with a spoon, until mixture is spreadable.
I hope you enjoy this delicious cake recipe, I really do think it's the best German Chocolate Cake recipe out there!
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