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Home » Dessert » Cake » German Chocolate Cake

German Chocolate Cake

Created: October 8, 2011 Updated: August 24, 2022 by lyuba 5 Comments

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whole German Chocolate Cake
As most of my readers already know, I make birthday cakes for my co-workers. This is my boss’s cake. The last cake of the year. All birthday at my office seem to fall June-September, it’s a busy time for me! My boss’s favorite cake is German Chocolate, so I make him this cake every year (almost every year, we tried something different last year but decided to go back to the old favorite).
I want to apologize for the picture of the cake. I was going to take some pictures of the cake slices at work when he cut it. Unfortunately, the day  we gathered to give him his gifts, was a jam-packed busy work day. We did not get a chance to cut the cake and try it. I did get very good feedback on the cake!

Ingredients:
For Cake:
4 oz dark sweet chocolate
1/2 cup water
2 cups flour
1  tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1 cup softened butter (2 sticks)
2 cups sugar
4 eggs, separated
1 cup buttermilk
1 tsp vanilla

For Frosting/Filling:
12 oz can evaporated milk
1 1/2 cups sugar
3/4 cup butter
4 egg yolks, slightly beaten
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
7-8 oz shredded coconut
1 1/2 cup chopped pecan

Directions:
For Cake: 
Preheat the oven to 350.
1. Grease the bottoms of 3 9-inch round cake pans and line with cut out  parchment paper

 9-inch round cake pan with parchment paper inside of it

2. Heat up the water until boiling hot and pour over the chopped chocolate. Stir constantly until the chocolate is completely melted

hot water being poured over chocolate that is in a bowl

 

melted chocolate in a bowl

3. Beat butter and sugar on medium speed until light and fluffy

butter and sugar being beat together in a metal bowl with a hand mixer

4. Add egg yolks one at a time, beat after each addition

egg yoke butter and sugar being beat together in a metal bowl with a hand mixer

5. Stir in the chocolate and vanilla

pouring chocolate into butter and sugar being beat together in a metal bowl with a hand mixer

6. Add flour, baking soda and salt to the bowl alternating with buttermilk. Beat well.

Adding flour to the metal bowl with a black plastic spoon

 

pouring cream into the batter with a black plastic spoon to the right

7. Beat egg whites in a separate bowl with clean beaters until stiff peaks appear

egg whites in a plastic bowl

8. Fold the egg whites into the batter slowly

adding egg whites to the metal bowl with chocolate batter
batter all mixed up with a plastic spoon

9. Separate the batter evenly between the cake pans. Try to get as close as possible so it will cook evenly.

chocolate batter in two round cake pans

10. Bake for 25 minutes or until the inserted in the center toothpick comes out clean.
11. Run the spatula between the cake and the sides of the pan. Cool for 10 minutes then take out pf the pans, peel the parchment paper off and cool completely before frosting.

2 round chocolate cakes on a table cloth

For Frosting:
1. Place milk, sugar, butter, egg yolks and vanilla into a large saucepan

sugar and butter in a pot with a green whisk stirring

2. Stirring constantly, cook on medium heat until thickened and golden brown (about 15 minutes)
3. Remove from heat, stir in the coconut flakes and chopped pecans

coconut and pecan mixture in a bowl

4. Cool to room temperature. Spread in between the cake layers and frost the cake with it.

coconut and pecan Spread in between the cake layers and frost the cake with it.

 

frosted german chocolate cake

Enjoy!!

 

whole chocolate cake with frosting

LYUBA

ABOUT LYUBA

I’m Lyuba Brooke, mother of 2, the cook, recipe developer, photographer, and author behind willcookforsmiles.com. I share many classic and original recipes, cooking tips, and tutorials. My passion is sharing delicious meals for everyone to try. Read more...

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All images and text ©Lyubov Brooke for ©Will Cook For Smiles. Please do not use my images without prior permission. If using my posts in collections and features, please link back to this post for the recipe. Disclaimer: Nutrition information shown is not guaranteed to be 100% accurate as most ingredients and brands have variations.

Comments

  1. Jillian@FoodFolksandFun says

    October 8, 2011 at 8:19 pm

    This looks delish! I’m your newest follower! Would love the follow back.

    -Jillian @ Food, Folks, and Fun.

    Reply
  2. Hollie - TheSevenYearCottage says

    October 9, 2011 at 11:40 pm

    German chocolate cake is a favorite in our home, and yours looks incredibly yummy!

    Reply
  3. Kim McCallie says

    October 15, 2011 at 4:48 pm

    Oh, it looks delicious! You can work in my office anytime! Thanks for sharing on Sweet Indulgences Sunday.

    Reply
  4. Elizabeth says

    February 25, 2013 at 5:38 am

    Oh my goodness, what luck!!!! I stumbled your blog and found recipes for cakes that I have been searching for good ones for a long time. This german chocolate cake is on my list next to make. I’m looking for a recipe for a good coconut cake to make for an event. Do you have a good recipe for a coconut cake? Your recipes for cakes look so good. Can’t wait to start making some of them.

    Reply
    • lyuba says

      February 25, 2013 at 9:31 pm

      Thank you so much Elizabeth! I’m so glad you could find what you are looking for 🙂
      I don’t have a coconut cake but I have coconut cupcakes: https://www.willcookforsmiles.com/2012/06/coconut-cupcakes-and-new-york-yankees.html
      I hope this will help you and I will start working on a coconut cake!

      Reply

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I’m Lyuba Brooke, mother of 2, the cook, recipe developer, photographer, and author behind willcookforsmiles.com. I share many classic and original recipes, cooking tips, and tutorials. My passion is sharing delicious meals for everyone to try. Read More.

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