German Chocolate Cake II

Name: German Chocolate Cake II
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon baking soda; 59 milliliters butter; 237 milliliters buttermilk; 237 milliliters flaked coconut; 4 egg whites; 1 egg yolk; 4 egg yolks; 591 milliliters all-purpose flour; 113 grams German chocolate; 473 milliliters heavy whipping cream; 177 milliliters chopped pecans; 1 pinch salt; 237 milliliters shortening; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 118 milliliters hot water; 296 milliliters white sugar

You can never have too many dessert recipes, so give German Chocolate Cake II a try. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains approximately 11g of protein, 72g of fat, and a total of 990 calories. It is a budget friendly recipe for fans of American food. A mixture of baking soda, butter, shortening, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour and 30 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 4 - 9 inch round pans. Melt the chopped German chocolate in 1/2 cup hot water, and set aside.

Ingredients you will need

German Sweet Chocolate

All Purpose Flour

Water

Equipment you will use

Oven

In a large bowl, cream together the 2 cups sugar and shortening. Beat in 4 egg yolks until smooth. Next, stir in the buttermilk and vanilla. Sift together the flour, salt and baking soda; mix into creamed mixture. Then, stir in the melted chocolate. In another bowl, whip egg whites to stiff peaks, fold into the batter. Divide the batter evenly between the four pans, and spread evenly.

Ingredients you will need

Baking Soda

Buttermilk

Egg Whites

Shortening

Chocolate

Egg Yolk

Vanilla

Spread

Cream

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

Equipment you will use

Bowl

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool cake in pans on wire racks. When cool, fill and ice with the coconut pecan icing.

Ingredients you will need

Coconut

Icing

Pecans

Ice

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Oven

To make the icing: In a medium bowl, whip 1 egg yolk, heavy cream and 1 1/4 cup sugar until smooth. Cook in the top of a double boiler, until the mixture thickens.

Ingredients you will need

Heavy Cream

Egg Yolk

Icing

Sugar

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Double Boiler