HOMEMADE GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE

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Here’s your full, rich, bakery-style Homemade German Chocolate Cake recipe 🍫🍰—detailed, indulgent, and perfect for someone like you who loves baking delicious treats!

🍫 HOMEMADE GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE

🌟 Introduction

German Chocolate Cake is a timeless dessert known for its moist chocolate layers and its signature coconut-pecan frosting. Despite the name, it’s not actually from Germany—it’s named after Samuel German, the man who created the sweet baking chocolate used in the recipe.

This cake is rich, nutty, creamy, and absolutely irresistible—perfect for celebrations or when you want to impress with a homemade masterpiece.

🛒 Ingredients

🍰 For the Cake:

  • 4 oz sweet baking chocolate (German chocolate)
  • ½ cup boiling water
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
  • 2 cups granulated sugar
  • 4 large eggs, separated
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup buttermilk

🥥 For the Coconut-Pecan Frosting:

  • 1 cup evaporated milk
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 3 egg yolks
  • ½ cup butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1½ cups shredded sweetened coconut
  • 1 cup chopped pecans

🍫 Optional Chocolate Frosting (for sides):

  • ½ cup butter
  • ⅔ cup cocoa powder
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • ⅓ cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

👩‍🍳 Instructions

Step 1: Melt the Chocolate

  • Pour boiling water over chocolate.
  • Stir until smooth and let cool.

Step 2: Prepare the Batter

  • Preheat oven to 175°C (350°F).
  • Grease and flour 3 round cake pans.
  • In a bowl, whisk flour, baking soda, and salt.
  • In another bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Add egg yolks one at a time.
  • Mix in melted chocolate and vanilla.
  • Alternate adding flour mixture and buttermilk.

Step 3: Fold Egg Whites

  • Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form.
  • Gently fold into batter (this makes your cake super fluffy!).

Step 4: Bake

  • Divide batter evenly into pans.
  • Bake 25–30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
  • Cool completely.

🥥 Coconut-Pecan Frosting

Step 5: Cook the Frosting

  • In a saucepan, combine evaporated milk, sugar, egg yolks, and butter.
  • Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Stir in vanilla, coconut, and pecans.
  • Let cool to spreadable consistency.

🎂 Assembly (Formation)

  • Place first cake layer on a plate.
  • Spread coconut-pecan frosting.
  • Repeat with all layers.
  • Leave sides exposed or frost with chocolate frosting if desired.

✨ Classic look: frosting only between layers and on top!

🍽️ Methods & Baking Tips

✔️ Method 1: Classic Layer Cake

  • Bake in 3 pans for a tall, elegant cake.

✔️ Method 2: Sheet Cake

  • Bake in one large pan (simpler, same flavor).

✔️ Method 3: Cupcakes

  • Turn into cupcakes—perfect for parties!

📜 History

German Chocolate Cake became popular in the U.S. in the 1950s when a recipe using German’s Sweet Chocolate was published in a newspaper. It quickly became a household favorite thanks to its unique coconut-pecan topping.

❤️ Why People Love It (Cake Lovers Section)

  • Rich but not overly sweet
  • Unique coconut + pecan texture
  • Soft, moist chocolate layers
  • Perfect for celebrations

If you already enjoy making your Cloud Cake twice a week, this one will feel like a luxury upgrade for special occasions 😍

🧁 Conclusion

This Homemade German Chocolate Cake is more than just dessert—it’s an experience. From the fluffy chocolate layers to the creamy, nutty frosting, every bite is pure comfort and indulgence.

Whether you’re baking for family, guests, or just treating yourself, this cake will always impress.

If you want, I can also turn this into a quick version, no-oven version, or even a super soft chocolate dump-style version like your favorite easy cakes 😉

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