german chocolate cake

Name: German Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 35 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Southern
Ingredients: 2 cup(s) sugar, granulated; 1 cup(s) vegetable shortening; 2 1/2 cup(s) all purpose flour; 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda; 1 package(s) bakers german sweet chocolate squares; 1 cup(s) buttermilk; 1 teaspoon(s) vanilla extract; 3 large egg whites

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35 Pinches

Kay Cowell

Bedford, TX

Updated on Apr 14, 2014

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

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prep time 20 Min

cook time 35 Min

method Bake

yield 12 serving(s)

Ingredients

2 cups sugar, granulated
1 cup vegetable shortening
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 package bakers german sweet chocolate squares
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 large egg whites

How To Make german chocolate cake

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350

Step 2

Cream sugar and shortening together
Step 3

mix dry ingredients together and then add to creamed mixture
Step 4

Melt chocolate in 1/2 cup of boiling water and then add to cake
Step 5

Add buttermilk and vanilla
Step 6

Now lastly add 3 beaten egg whites
Step 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.
Step 8

Then ice with homemade boiled icing with coconut and chopped pecans
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