German Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
Topping
How to make german chcolate cake:
Grease and flour two 8-inch square baking pans.
In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, butter, sour
cream, eggs, chocolate, milk, and vanilla. Beat with mixerat low speed
until blended. Increase mixer to high and beat 2 minutes longer. Spoon
batter into prepared pans. Bake in a preheated 350 oven for about 35
minutes, or until a wooden pick or cake tester inserted in center comes
out clean.
Remove to racks to cool completely.
Make topping.
In a saucepan over medium heat, bring evaporated milk,
brown sugar, and butter to a full boil; remove from heat. Stir in
coconut and pecans. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
When cake is cool, place one layer on cake platter; spoon half of the
coconut mixture onto the layer. Top with remaining cake layer and top
with remaining topping.
Ingredients
- 3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
1 cup sour cream
4 large eggs
4 ounces sweet baking chocolate, melted
1/2 cup milk
Topping
- 1 cup chopped pecans
3/4 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 cup butter
1 can (3 1/2 ounces) flaked coconut, or about 1 1/3 cups
How to make german chcolate cake:
Grease and flour two 8-inch square baking pans.
In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, butter, sour
cream, eggs, chocolate, milk, and vanilla. Beat with mixerat low speed
until blended. Increase mixer to high and beat 2 minutes longer. Spoon
batter into prepared pans. Bake in a preheated 350 oven for about 35
minutes, or until a wooden pick or cake tester inserted in center comes
out clean.
Remove to racks to cool completely.
Make topping.
In a saucepan over medium heat, bring evaporated milk,
brown sugar, and butter to a full boil; remove from heat. Stir in
coconut and pecans. Set aside to cool to room temperature.
When cake is cool, place one layer on cake platter; spoon half of the
coconut mixture onto the layer. Top with remaining cake layer and top
with remaining topping.