German Chocolate Cake

Name: German Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking soda; 113 grams bittersweet chocolate, chopped; 532 milliliters cake flour; 315 milliliters coconut; 2 Tbsps corn syrup; 4 larges eggs, separated, plus 4 large egg yolks; 340 grams evaporated milk; 315 milliliters heavy cream; 237 milliliters pecans, toasted, plus 1 1/4 cups pecans, toasted and coarsely chopped; 1 teaspoons salt; 237 milliliters sour cream; 828 milliliters sugar; 454 grams sticks unsalted butter; 113 grams unsweetened chocolate, chopped; 3 teaspoons vanilla extract

German Chocolate Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. This recipe makes 12 servings with 973 calories, 11g of protein, and 66g of fat each. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have butter, eggs, corn syrup, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. This recipe is typical of American cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375F. Grease 3 (9-inch) cake pans; line with parchment; grease and lightly flour.

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All Purpose Flour

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Oven

Process flour, 1 cup nuts, baking soda and 1/2 tsp. salt until nuts are ground. In a bowl, whisk bittersweet chocolate and 1/2 cup boiling water until smooth.

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Bittersweet Chocolate

Baking Soda

All Purpose Flour

Water

Nuts

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Cream 2 sticks butter and 1 1/4 cups sugar until fluffy.

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Butter

Cream

Sugar

Add 4 yolks one at a time, blending after each. Stir in chocolate mixture.

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Chocolate

Egg Yolk

Mix sour cream and 1 tsp. vanilla.

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Sour Cream

Vanilla

Add flour and sour cream mixtures alternately to chocolate mixture, beginning and ending with flour. In a separate bowl, beat egg whites until frothy.

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Egg Whites

Sour Cream

Chocolate

All Purpose Flour

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Bowl

Add 1/4 cup sugar 1 Tbsp. at a time; beat until egg whites hold soft peaks. Fold whites into batter in thirds. Divide batter among pans.

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Egg Whites

Sugar

Bake until cake springs back lightly, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 5 minutes before inverting cakes onto rack.

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Wire Rack

Oven

Whisk 3/4 cup sugar, evaporated milk, 1 stick butter, 4 yolks and 1 tsp. vanilla in a pan over low heat until smooth. Cook filling, stirring constantly, until thickened and just boiling, 10 minutes.

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Evaporated Milk

Vanilla

Butter

Sugar

Egg Yolk

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Whisk

Frying Pan

Remove from heat and stir in coconut and 1 1/4 cups pecans.

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Coconut

Pecans

Bring cream, 1 1/4 cups sugar and corn syrup to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Reduce heat and simmer, stirring, 5 minutes.

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Corn Syrup

Cream

Sugar

Remove from heat, add unsweetened chocolate and 1 stick butter; stir until smooth.

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Unsweetened Baking Chocolate

Butter

Add 1 tsp. vanilla and 1/4 tsp. salt; pour into a bowl and set in a bowl of ice water to cool. Beat until frosting is shiny and thick.

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Water

Frosting

Vanilla

Salt

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Bowl

Place one cake layer on a plate; spread with half of filling. Top with second layer and remaining filling. Top with third cake layer. Frost cake; garnish with additional coconut and pecans, if desired. Chill for 30 minutes.

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Coconut

Pecans

Spread