German Chocolate Cake

Name: German Chocolate Cake
Prep time: P1H
Total time: P1H30M
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: water; chocolate; butter; sugar; eggs; vanilla extract; cake flour; baking soda; salt; buttermilk; evaporated milk; sugar; egg yolks; butter; vanilla extract; coconut; pecans

Submitted by lwilson01

Great for family occasions, this decadent cake will have your relatives asking for seconds.

YIELD

1 servings

PREP

60 min

COOK

30 min

READY

90 min

Ingredients

CUP WATER
boiling

OUNCES CHOCOLATE
sweet cooking

CUP BUTTER

CUPS SUGAR

LARGE EGGS
separated

TEASPOON VANILLA EXTRACT

2 ½

CUPS CAKE FLOUR

TEASPOON BAKING SODA

TEASPOON SALT

CUP BUTTERMILK

CUP EVAPORATED MILK

CUP SUGAR

EACH EGG YOLKS *

CUP BUTTER

TEASPOON VANILLA EXTRACT

1 ⅓

CUP COCONUT
flaked *

CUP PECANS
chopped

Directions

CAKE: Pour boiling water over chocolate in small bowl; stir until melted. Set aside to cool. In large mixer bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, add egg yolks 1 at a time, beat after each addition. On low speed beat in chocolate and sifted dry ingredients, beating whites.

Divide among 3 (8 or 9 inch) greased and floured cake pans or line greased pans with waxed paper. Bake at 350℉ (180℃) for about 35 minutes. Frost with Coconut-Pecan Frosting.

ICING: Combine all but coconut and pecans in saucepan; cook and stir over medium heat until thick, about 10 to 12 minutes. Stir in coconut and pecans. Spread between and on top of cooled cake layers.