German Chocolate Cake

Name: German Chocolate Cake
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: eggs; unsweetened chocolate; instant coffee; pastry flour; baking soda; sour cream; cornstarch; whipping cream; corn syrup; light brown sugar; egg yolks; pecans; unsweetened shredded coconut; semi-sweet chocolate; egg whites; cream of tartar; water; sugar; unsalted butter; vanilla; cocoa powder; fine salt; pecan halves

Preparation info

Serves
16

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Anna and Michael Olson Cook at Home

By Anna Olson and Michael Olson

Published 2010

About

This chocolate cake isn’t actually a recipe from Germany. It’s named after a type of Baker’s brand chocolate used to develop this recipe. Any good quality chocolate will work here.

Ingredients

For Cake

½ cup

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Method

Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Butter and flour two 9-inch (23-cm) round cake pans. Cream butter and sugars together until fluffy (by hand or with electric beaters). Beat in eggs and vanilla. In a small pan, stir water, chocolate and coffee powder over low heat until melted. Allow to c