Easy German Chocolate Cake Recipe

Easy German Chocolate Cake Recipe

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Learn how to make German chocolate cake from scratch with this easy German chocolate cake recipe. Finish this recipe with a coconut pecan frosting for German chocolate cake.

Keywords

  • cake
  • chocolate cake
  • desserts
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Cooking tools:

  • Double boiler
  • Stand mixer
  • Sifter
  • Cooling rack
  • Cake pan
  • Oven
  • Stove
  • Mixing bowl
  • Whisk
  • Spatula
  • Spoon
  • Measuring cup
  • Measuring spoon
  • Toothpick
  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Dutch-process cocoa powder
  • 1/2 cup semisweet morsels
  • 2-1/2 cups warm milk
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2-3/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 box chocolate instant pudding
  • 1 cup softened butter
  • 2-1/4 cups organic sugar
  • 5 fresh room-temperature eggs
  • Coconut Pecan Frosting for German Chocolate Cake
  • 1 cup evaporated milk
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 fresh egg yolks
  • 1 stick butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 2 cups chopped pecans
  • To add coconut, reduce pecans to 1-1/4 cup and add 1-1/3 cup coconut when mixing in the pecans. Frosting will be drastically thicker with coconut

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