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german chocolate cake

(1 rating)
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Recipe by
Kay Cowell
@kaycowell
Bedford, TX

Homemade German Chocolate cake is the best especially with homemade icing still warm from the stove top yummy.

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(1 rating)
yield 12 serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 35 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For german chocolate cake

  • 2 c
    sugar, granulated
  • 1 c
    vegetable shortening
  • 2 1/2 c
    all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp
    baking soda
  • 1 pkg
    bakers german sweet chocolate squares
  • 1 c
    buttermilk
  • 1 tsp
    vanilla extract
  • 3 lg
    egg whites

How To Make german chocolate cake

  • 1
    Preheat oven to 350
  • 2
    Cream sugar and shortening together
  • 3
    mix dry ingredients together and then add to creamed mixture
  • 4
    Melt chocolate in 1/2 cup of boiling water and then add to cake
  • 5
    Add buttermilk and vanilla
  • 6
    Now lastly add 3 beaten egg whites
  • 7
    pour into 2, 9 inch greased and floured cake pans and bake 30 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Do not over bake.
  • 8
    Then ice with homemade boiled icing with coconut and chopped pecans
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