german chocolate cake
This is my husband's second-favorite cake. I don't bake it often, but when I do, it doesn't last long!
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prep time
20 Min
cook time
40 Min
method
Bake
yield
8-10 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 4 ounces baker's german chocolate
- 1/2 cup boiling water
- 1 cup butter or margarine
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 eggs, separated
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 1/2 cups sifted flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup buttermilk
- FOR THE COCONUT PECAN FROSTING
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 1/3 cups shredded coconut
- 1 cup chopped pecans
How To Make german chocolate cake
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Step 1Melt chocolate in boiling water. Cool. Separate eggs.
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Step 2In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until stiff; set aside.
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Step 3Cream butter/margarine with sugar until fluffy. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well until fluffy. Blend vanilla into chocolate mixture. Sift flour, baking soda, and salt together and add alternately with buttermilk to chocolate mixture, beating well after each addition until smooth. Gently fold in beaten egg whites
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Step 4Pour batter into three greased and floured 8" or 9" round pans. Bake at 350 degrees F for 30-40 minutes. Cool slightly then remove from pans.
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Step 5For the frosting: In a saucepan, combine milk, sugar, egg yolks, butter/margarine and vanilla. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened, about 12 minutes. Add coconut and nuts. Cool, beating occasionally, until thick enough to spread. Spread between layers and on top of German Chocolate Cake.
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