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GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH COCONUT-PECAN FROSTING RECIP…



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Serve up a winner to the chocolate lovers in your family. This towering German chocolate cake needs three layers to show off its sweet chocolate cake and creamy coconut-pecan frosting. It's a tower of delicious homemade German Chocolate Cake that will make eyes go wide when you add it to the table. This dessert reaches new heights as the must-make cake for every celebration.

Provided by Pillsbury Kitchens

Total Time 2 hours 50 minutes

Prep Time 30 minutes

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 17

4 oz sweet baking chocolate, cut into pieces
1/2 cup water
2 cups sugar
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
4 eggs
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup sugar
1 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup butter or margarine
3 eggs, beaten
1 1/3 cups flaked coconut
1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
1 teaspoon vanilla

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 3 (9-inch) round cake pans with shortening; lightly flour. In 1-quart saucepan, melt chocolate with water over low heat, stirring frequently. Cool.
  • In large bowl, beat 2 cups sugar and 1 cup butter with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy, scraping bowl occasionally. Add 4 eggs, one at a time, beating and scraping well after each addition. Beat in chocolate mixture. On low speed, beat in remaining cake ingredients until well blended, scraping bowl occasionally. Pour batter evenly into pans.
  • Bake 35 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 5 minutes. Remove from pans; place on wire racks. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
  • In 2-quart saucepan, cook 1 cup sugar, the evaporated milk, 1/2 cup butter and 3 eggs over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture begins to bubble. Remove saucepan from heat. Stir in coconut, pecans and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Cool completely, about 30 minutes.
  • Place 1 cake layer, top side down, on serving plate. Spread with 1/3 of frosting. Repeat with remaining cake layers and frosting, ending with frosting.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 560 , CarbohydrateContent 63 g, CholesterolContent 145 mg, FatContent 6 , FiberContent 2 g, ProteinContent 8 g, SaturatedFatContent 14 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, SodiumContent 340 mg, SugarContent 46 g, TransFatContent 1 g

GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE FROSTING RECIPE - FOOD.COM



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Make and share this German Chocolate Cake Frosting recipe from Food.com.

Total Time 25 minutes

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Yield 2 1/2 cups (one cake's worth)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 cup evaporated milk
1 cup sugar
1 egg yolk (I don't use it but the recipe calls for it)
1/2 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups flaked coconut
1 cup chopped pecans

Steps:

  • In a medium sauce pan combine the first 5 ingredients over medium heat and stir until thickened, around 12-15 min.
  • Add the coconut and pecans, beat until thick enough to spread.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1432.8, FatContent 110.4, SaturatedFatContent 60.4, CholesterolContent 202.4, SodiumContent 390.3, CarbohydrateContent 108.7, FiberContent 12.5, SugarContent 85.7, ProteinContent 15.7

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