German Chocolate Cake
German Chocolate Cake. Come See our Unique Cake Gifts! This German chocolate cake recipe is one of Betty Crocker's most popular desserts, and for good reason. The step-by-step instructions clearly walk you through the process you need to create a homemade masterpiece. Whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt in a small bowl; set aside. Grease waxed paper and set aside. Cook German Chocolate Cake using 19 ingredients and 9 steps easily.
Ingredients
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It’s of Cake
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It’s 1 (4 oz) of Package baker's German sweet chocolate
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Prepare 1/2 cup of boiling water
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You need 1 cup of butter
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It’s 2 cups of sugar
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It’s 4 of eggs, separated
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It’s 1 tsp of vanilla
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It’s 2 cups of all-purpose flour
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It’s 1 tsp of baking soda
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It’s 1/2 tsp of salt
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Prepare 1 cup of buttermilk
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You need of Frosting
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It’s 1 1/2 cups of evaporated milk
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Prepare 1 1/2 cups of sugar
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You need 4 of slightly beaten egg yolks
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It’s 3/4 cup of butter
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It’s 1 1/2 tsp of vanilla
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It’s 2 cups of shredded coconut
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Prepare 1 1/2 cups of chopped pecans
Steps
- 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 9×13 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!.
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. HOW TO MAKE GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE. Start by creating the two layers of moist chocolate cake!
