Diana's German Chocolate Cake
"A wonderful "from scratch" German Chocolate cake recipe...a little labor-intensive, but certainly worth the extra effort!"
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Yields:
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1 four layer cake
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 eggs, separated
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 package German chocolate, melted
- 2⁄3 cup buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄4 cup buttermilk, dissolve baking soda in it
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
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Filling
- 1⁄2 - 1 cup butter
- 1 cup chopped nuts
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 bag coconut
- 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
- 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
- 1 (5 ounce) can evaporated milk
directions
- Cream the butter and sugar.
- Add beaten egg yolks and beat well.
- Add the flour and buttermilk alternately to the mixture.
- Add the melted chocolate, then fold in stiffly beaten egg whites and salt.
- Add vanilla and mix well.
- Pour the batter into four 9" layer pans and bake at 325 degrees for 25 minutes.
- Cool the cake completely in the pans.
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- Cook the butter, egg yolks, sugar, and milk until thick enough to spread (20-30 minutes) stirring constantly over medium heat.
- Cool the mixture, then add nuts and most of the coconut.
- Spread the mixture between the layers and on the top and sides.
- Sprinkle the balance of the coconut on the top and sides.
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Reviews
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This Cake Taste So Close To My Great Grandma's Til its Ashame.. Its Absolutely Delicious.. However There is Only One Error in this Recipe.. I FOLLOWED This Recipe to the T.. exactly as it is written..But I did do a 3 layer to cut back on some of the work..So Please Note: IT WAS TOO DRY.. For a Much Moister Cake add 2 Sticks of Butter or 1 Cup of Butter.. I'm Hoping that is Just a error in the listing and Being that I am the first to Post a comment on it Maybe no one else has tried this recipe or noticed the dry texture of the Cake I assume.. BUT PLEASE LEAVE EVERYTHING ELSE ALONG.. IT IS PERFECT OTHER THAN NEEDING 2 STICKS OR 1 LB. OR 1 CUP of BUTTER.. The Icing is Plentyful And Delicious too.. It actually helped the Dryness of My cake..I also took Pictures and I am going to post them as soon as I find my camera cord.. Thank You Diana It is a Excellent Old Fashion Scratch Recipe.. If the Butter Were ADJUSTED I Would GIVE IT 10 stars!!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Diana Thompson
Candler, NC
I am a registered nurse (pediatric ICU for 21 years; hospice for the past 12 years), married, mother of 2 daughters, and grandmother to 2 grand-daughters. I have a huge collection of cookbooks and on-line recipes and have always read these recipes the way others read novels. I recently had weight-loss surgery, but find that I enjoy finding new recipes and cooking for others even more than before! Aside from cooking, my other major interests are family, pets,reading,travel,and music.
