Hello everybody, it is Brad, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, german chocolate cake. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
German Chocolate Cake is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It is appreciated by millions daily. They are fine and they look fantastic. German Chocolate Cake is something which I have loved my whole life.
Come See our Unique Cake Gifts! Sweet or German baking chocolate bars are sold in the baking section. Beat the sugar and butter until it's very light and creamy; the air you beat into it is part of the leavening (rising) 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.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have german chocolate cake using 19 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make German Chocolate Cake:
- Prepare Cake
- Take 1 (4 oz) Package baker's German sweet chocolate
- Make ready 1/2 cup boiling water
- Make ready 1 cup butter
- Prepare 2 cups sugar
- Take 4 eggs, separated
- Get 1 tsp vanilla
- Get 2 cups all-purpose flour
- Get 1 tsp baking soda
- Get 1/2 tsp salt
- Get 1 cup buttermilk
- Prepare Frosting
- Take 1 1/2 cups evaporated milk
- Prepare 1 1/2 cups sugar
- Get 4 slightly beaten egg yolks
- Prepare 3/4 cup butter
- Get 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
- Get 2 cups shredded coconut
- Take 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
Despite its name, the cake isn't German at all. Upon researching for hours for a German Chocolate cake recipe worth the time to make and choosing this one, I bought the "Bakers" German sweet chocolate bar for use in this cake. After opening the box of chocolate, there are recipes in there for frosting, cake and a few others using this chocolate. Place the first layer of cake (right side up) and evenly spread about ½ cup of frosting on top.
Steps 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!
After opening the box of chocolate, there are recipes in there for frosting, cake and a few others using this chocolate. Place the first layer of cake (right side up) and evenly spread about ½ cup of frosting on top. Add the second layer (right side down) and repeat with the same amount of frosting. Top the cake with the third layer (right side up) and begin to frost the sides of the cake. SPREAD A THIN LAYER FIRST around the SIDES of the entire cake.
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