BEST German Chocolate Cake | Preppy Kitchen
The BEST German chocolate cake: This rich and tender German chocolate cake is slathered in a coconut pecan caramel frosting that’s beyond addictive and totally delicious! The cake itself has a light chocolate taste and is SO moist, and delicate that it nearly defies the laws of physics.
You'll have to invite people over to help you eat it so you can't devour the whole thing!
German chocolate cake is named after Samuel German, the inventor of a type of dark chocolate (not the country). It’s also one of my favorites! Once you make the icing, you’ll be adding it to cupcakes and ice cream in no time! I also love how there's no worrying about cake decorating one this one since it's meant to have a totally rustic look.
I used light brown sugar for the frosting BUT and loved the caramel flavor it brought but you can use white sugar for that tradtional German chocolate frosting.
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The Original Old School German Chocolate Cake | From Scratch
This is the O.G. the original old school German chocolate cake made from scratch. Learn how to make the best German chocolate cake from scratch. The cake filling/topping is so easy to make.
The Cake: Preheat oven to 350 degrees
4 oz. German chocolate
1/2 C Water
2 1/4 C Flour or 2 1/2 C Cake Flour
1 tsp each baking powder, salt, and vanilla extract
2 C White Sugar
1 C Butter, softened (room temp)
4 Large Eggs or 5 Medium
1 C Buttermilk
The Filling:
1 C Brown Sugar
1/2 C Butter
1 C Evaporated Milk
1 Tsp. Vanilla Extract
3 Large Egg Yolks
1 1/3 C Flaked Coconut
1 C Chopped Pecans
German Chocolate Cake Part I
German Chocolate Cake
2 Cups of CAKE FLOUR NOT ALL PURPOSE
1/4 Tsp. salt
1 Tsp. baking soda
1/2 cup of water
1 bar of Baker’s German Sweet Chocolate
2 sticks of UNSALTED BUTTER
4 eggs SEPARATED
2 cups of sugar
1 Tsp. of vanilla flavor
1 cup of buttermilk (or 2% with 1 TBS of vinegar)
Pecan Frosting:
1 Can of evaporated milk
1-1/2 cups of sugar
1-1/2 sticks of butter
4 egg yolks ONLY
1-1/2 Tsp. of vanilla
7 oz of shredded coconut
1-1/2 cups of finely chopped pecan pieces
Decoration for top of cake: Pecans Halves
Method:
Mix flour, salt and baking soda and sit aside.
Beat and cream butter and sugar for at least 5 or 6 mins. Then add one egg at a time incorporating after each. Melt chocolate in a separate saucepan and let cool thoroughly before adding to the mixture along with the vanilla.
Add flour and buttermilk alternatively starting with flour and ending with buttermilk and mix thoroughly and sit aside. Get another bowl cleaned well and add egg whites. Mix until stiff peaks form. FOLD into the cake batter slowly. DO NOT STIR. Pour evenly in 3 9-inch pans but keep in mind your layers will be thin. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 mins. Use a toothpick to ensure done. Let cake rest in pan for at least 15 mins. before turning out on cooling rack.
I suggest you make the frosting while the cake is baking.
Add all ingredients except the coconut and pecans. Let the mixture come to a boil being careful to watch closely as this can burn/scorch easily. Cook for approximately 15 or so mins. Once done take off the fire and add the pecans and coconut.
Put this mixture in the freezer until at frosting consistency and frost cakes as done in the video.
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Ultimate German Chocolate Cake Recipe
Ultimate Moist German Chocolate Cake – This cake may look complicated but it’s very easy, everyone can make this cake. German Chocolate cake did not come from German, don’t be confused. My husband asked “I never knew the Germans like coconuts”. Well, he is absolutely right because the name “German” comes from an English man called Sam German. That was how the name German Chocolate cake came about. All the steps of making this cake is super foolproof, and I hope you’ll give this a try. Enjoy!
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Ingredients:
• Moist Chocolate Cake
(I’m using (3) 7-inch round pans)
200g [1½ cup + 2 tbsp] cake flour
50g [½ cup] dark cocoa powder
1½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
80ml [¼ cup + 1 tbsp] milk
15g [1 tbsp] white vinegar
200g [1 cup] fine sugar
90g [⅓ cup + 1 tbsp] light oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
2 large eggs
140ml [½ cup + 1 tbsp] boiling water
• Coconut Filling
113g [½ cup] unsalted butter
100g [½ cup] sugar
100g [½ cup] brown sugar
3 egg yolks
240ml [1 cup] evaporated milk
½ tsp salt
1 tsp vanilla extract
100g [1½ cup] coconut flakes
30g [½ cup] toasted coconut flakes
120g [1 cup] pecans, chopped
• Chocolate Ganache
250g [1½ cup] semi-sweet chocolate
250ml [1 cup] hot whipping cream
syrup
[1 tbsp sugar + 2 tbsp hot water]
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Instructions:
• Moist Chocolate Cake
1. Sift all the dry ingredients (flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, salt). Set aside.
2. In a cup, add milk and vinegar. Mix to combine. Let it rest for 5 minutes before use.
3. In a large mixing bowl, add sugar, oil, milk mixture (milk+vinegar), vanilla extract and the eggs. Mix until well combined.
4. Add in the sifted flour in few batches. Mix until incorporated, do not over mix.
5. Lastly, add in the hot boiling water. Add in gradually as you mix. Mix until combined. Scrape the bowl to ensure even mixing and no lumps. It is normal that the batter is liquidy.
6. Divide the batter into 3 pans. Using a scale is optional, you can eye level it. ***
7. Bake in preheated oven at 180°C/355°F for 25-28 min or until inserted skewer comes out clean.
***Remark: you can also bake the cake in 1 pan. Baking time will be around 30-35 minutes or until inserted skewer comes out clean, at the same temperature.
8. Let the cake cool completely.
9. Slicing the dome if necessary, so that the layers are flat and even.
10. Set aside.
• Coconut Filling
1. Separate the eggs for 3 egg yolks.
2. In a stainless steel pot, add butter, both the sugars, the egg yolks and evaporated milk. Give it a stir, and break in the yolks before incorporating heat onto the pot.
3. Cook on medium low heat. Constantly stir to prevent burnt. Simmer the sauce for about 5 minutes or until the sauce is thickened. Off the heat. Remove from the stove.
4. Add in the vanilla extract, coconut flakes, toasted coconut flakes and chopped pecans. Mix until incorporated. Set aside for cooling before using for assembling the cake.
• Chocolate Ganache
1. In a bowl, add the chocolate and hot whipping cream. Place the bowl over a double boiler (boiling water in the pot). You don’t have to keep the double boiler over the heat (it can be off heat). Avoid putting the bowl touching the boiling water.
2. Make sure all the chocolate submerge into the cream. Let it rest for about 5 minutes.
3. After 5 minutes, stir the mixture. Mix until well combined or until all the cream incorporated. Make sure there is no lumps. [if there is still lumps, pop the bowl into the microwave and heat it for 30 seconds to a minute to melt down the lumps]
4. Cover the bowl and refrigerate it for at least 1 hour or until the chocolate is firmed up.
5. After 1 hour, with an electric mixer, mix the ganache until creamy and stiff. Once the mixer paddle able to hold a lump, it’s good to go.
• Assemble the Cake (refer to video)
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German Chocolate Cake Recipe/Old Fashion Way
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German Chocolate Cake Recipe/Old Fashion Way
Ingredients
1 4 ounce package of German chocolate bar
2 cups of sugar
1 1/2 sticks of butter
1/2 of canola oil
3 eggs
2 cups of flour
1 teaspoon of baking soda
1/4 teaspoon of salt (sea or kosher)
1 tablespoon of cocoa powder
1 cup of buttermilk
1/2 teaspoon of coconut extract
1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract
2 9inch cake pans lined with parchment paper
Instructions
Melt the chocolate, butter in the microwave in 30 second increments until melted. Add 1/2 cup of canola oil to this mixture. Make sure this mixture is cool. Then add to stand mixture and mix sugar for about 1 minute. Add eggs one at a time. Sift the dry ingredients together. Add some of the dry mixture then some buttermilk mixing slightly until all is incorporated. Bake at 350 Degrees for about 20 to 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean. Let cool for 10 minutes
Coconut Frosting
1 cup of sugar
3 egg yolks
1 cup of evaporated milk
1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
1 cup of toasted pecan pieces
1 1/2 cup of coconut
Instructions
Take sugar, milk and egg yolks and mix in bowl then transfer to a pot and stir constantly on medium heat until thickened about 10 to 15 minutes. Add extract, pecans and coconut. Cool for about ten minutes then frost cakes. I chose to frost the entire cake but you don’t have too. FYI when frosting the entire cake use hands to get the sides. Enjoy ????
OLD SCHOOL TRIPLE LAYER GERMAN CHOCOLATE ???? CAKE (FRIDAY NIGHT CAKE ???? OF THE WEEK SEGMENT)
CAKE RECIPE:
2 all-purpose flour,
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 ounces German's Sweet Chocolate, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces
1/2 cup boiling water
2 cups sugar
1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter (see note), plus more for the pans
4 large eggs, separated
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup buttermilk
Coconut and Pecan Filling
1 (12-ounce) can evaporated milk (about 1 1/2 cups)
1 1/2 cups sugar
4 large egg yolks, slightly beaten
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, cut into 12 pieces
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 1/3 cups unsweetened flaked coconut (about 7 ounces
1 1/2 cups chopped toasted pecans
Instructions
To make the cake: Place a rack in the center of the oven, and heat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease and flour three 9-inch cake pans, and shake out the excess flour.(or spray pans with pan spray)
In a large bowl, sift together the flour, baking soda and salt. In a small bowl, cover the chocolate with the boiling water. Stir to melt the chocolate.
In a second large bowl, cream together the sugar and butter using an electric mixer on medium spread. Continue to beat until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Add the egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the vanilla. Alternately add the flour mixture and buttermilk to the batter, blending on low speed, and beginning and ending with the flour mixture. Fold in the melted chocolate.
In a third large bowl, beat the egg white with clean beaters on high speed until almost-stiff peaks form, about 4 minutes. Fold the egg whites into the batter. Divide the batter between the three reserved pans.
Bake the cakes until they spring back with lightly pressed in the center, 28 to 32 minutes.
Let the cakes cool in the pans for 15 minutes. Run a knife around the edges of the pans, and gently shake to loosen the cakes. Invert the cakes once and then again onto the racks to cool completely right-side up, about 45 minutes.
To make the filling: In a large saucepan, combine the evaporated milk, sugar, egg yolks, butter, vanilla and salt. Place over medium heat and cook, stirring constantly, until the mixture thickens and is caramel in color, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and stir in the coconut and pecans. Let the mixture cool until it is thick enough to spread. (You can refrigerate the filling while the cake layers cool. Or to speed the process along, you can make the filling before you bake the cake.)
To assemble, place one cake layer on a serving plate and cover with 1 cup of filling, spreading it to the edges. Top with the second layer and repeat. Top with the third layer, and pile the remaining filling on top, leaving the sides bare. Refrigerate for 1 hour before serving.
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