German Chocolate Cake
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 30 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling
YIELD: 16 servings.
This German chocolate cake is my husband’s favorite! Each bite has crunch from the pecans, and sweetness from coconut and chocolate. —Joyce Platfoot, Wapakoneta, Ohio
Ingredients
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4 ounces German sweet chocolate, chopped
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1/2 cup water
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1 cup butter, softened
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2 cups sugar
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4 large eggs, separated, room temperature
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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2-1/2 cups cake flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1 cup buttermilk
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FROSTING:
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1-1/2 cups sugar
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1-1/2 cups evaporated milk
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3/4 cup butter
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5 large egg yolks, room temperature, beaten
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2 cups sweetened shredded coconut
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1-1/2 cups chopped pecans
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1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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GLAZE:
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2 ounces semisweet chocolate
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1 teaspoon shortening
Directions
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1.
Line 3 greased 9-in. round baking pans with waxed paper. Grease waxed paper and set aside. In small saucepan, melt chocolate with water over low heat; cool.
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2.
Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in 4 egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in melted chocolate and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition.
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3.
In a small bowl and with clean beaters, beat the 4 egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold a fourth of the egg whites into creamed mixture; fold in remaining whites.
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4.
Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake 24-28 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
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5.
For the frosting, in a small saucepan, heat sugar, milk, butter and egg yolks over medium-low heat until mixture is thickened and golden brown, stirring constantly. Remove from heat. Stir in coconut, pecans and vanilla. Cool until thick enough to spread. Spread a third of the frosting over each cake layer and stack the layers.
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6.
For the glaze, in a microwave, melt chocolate and shortening; stir until smooth. Drizzle over cake.
Nutrition Facts
1 piece: 691 calories, 40g fat (21g saturated fat), 166mg cholesterol, 415mg sodium, 78g carbohydrate (58g sugars, 3g fiber), 8g protein.
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