Homemade German Chocolate Cake Recipe
Homemade German Chocolate Cake Recipe
Author: Cynthia Lee
Nutrition Information
- Serves: 4
- Calories: 403
- Fat: 20 g
- Saturated fat: 5 g
- Carbohydrates: 54 g
- Sugar: 36 g
- Sodium: 364 mg
- Fiber: 2.4 g
- Protein: 3.8 g
- Cholesterol: 52 mg
Recipe type: Dessert
Cuisine: American
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Cakes have been a vital part of many important occasions and out of all the sweet delicacies available, a Chocolate cake is probably the most famous. There are a host of Chocolate cakes available in the market including ‘Death by Chocolate’, ‘Black Forest’ and ‘Moist Chocolate’. But the ‘German Chocolate Cake’ is one of the lesser known.
Ingredients
- German Sweet Chocolate- 4 ounce
- Water- 1 cup
- Evaporated milk- 1 cup
- Cake flour- 2.5 cups
- Butter (softened)- 1 cup
- Sugar- 2 cups
- Buttermilk- 1 cup
- Baking soda- 1 teaspoon
- Eggs- 4
- Flaked coconut- 1.5 cups
Instructions
- Add the German sweet chocolate and water in a bowl and heat in a microwave.
- When melted, mix the two and set it aside to cool.
- Make sure the mixture is well combined.
- For best results, use a wooden spatula.
- In a separate bowl, add the baking soda, cake flour and salt.
- Stir the mixture and set it aside for use afterwards.
- Heat the oven at a temperature of 175°C or 350°F.
- In another large bowl, add the butter and sugar, and stir until it gets light.
- Now add four egg yolks and blend the mixture to make sure everything is good.
- Add the German Sweet chocolate-water which was put aside to cool down to the mixture.
- Next add the baking soda, cake flour and salt combo to the large bowl and stir the mixture heavily to make sure everything is nicely blended.
- Now pour the mixture into 3-9 inch pans and put the pans in the pre-heated oven for the next half hour.
- To check whether the cake is done or not, insert a toothpick in the centre of the cake and if it comes out clean and easy, the mixture is done.
- For the filling, add a cup of butter, 1 cup sugar, evaporated milk and three egg yolks to a saucepan.
- Stir the combo on low heat until it thickens.
- Heating at high temperature could result in the mixture sticking at the bottom of the saucepan.
- When it is thick enough, remove it from heat and add coconut and vanilla to it.
- Finally, pour the filling to the top of the cake and enjoy!