Baker's Original German Sweet Chocolate Cake

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Ready In:
1hr
Ingredients:
17
Serves:
8-12
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ingredients

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directions

  • Coconut-Pecan frosting (recipe follows).
  • Oven at 350ºF.
  • Melt chocolate in water, cool.
  • Cream butter and sugar.
  • Beat in egg yolks.
  • Stir in vanilla and chocolate.
  • Mix flour, soda, and salt.
  • Beat in flour mixture, alternately with buttermilk.
  • Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; fold into batter.
  • Pour batter into three 9-inch layer pans, lined on bottoms with waxed paper.
  • Bake for 30 minutes or until cake springs bake when lightly pressed in center.
  • Cool 15 minutes; remove and cool on rack.
  • Frost cake.
  • COCONUT-PECAN FROSTING.
  • Combine evaporated milk, sugar, slightly beaten egg yolks, butter or margarine and vanilla in saucepan.
  • Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened. Remove from heat.
  • Stir in shredded coconut and chopped pecans.
  • Cool until thick enough to spread.
  • Makes 4-1/4 cups.

Questions & Replies

  1. Someone suggested I make my German Chocolate Cake out of Baker's Unsweetened Chocolate bar instead of the Baker's German's SWEET Chocolate bar I would like to make a German Chocolate Cake BUT I would like to use 1/2 bar of Baker's unsweetened Chocolate 1/2 bar of Baker's German's Sweet Chocolate Will this work??
     
  2. How do I turn this into a sheet cake? Cooking time? I don't want for it to dry out.
     
  3. Why Did Bakers Stop Printing The Original Recipe On The Box? Doesnt Make Any Sense.
     
  4. My pecan frosting looks very tan not brown is this ok?
     
  5. Should I extend the bake time if I use 8-inch pans instead of 9-inch?
     
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Reviews

  1. Yum! For the icing to thicken, cook 12 minutes wisking constantly, let cool and for best results stick it in the fridge for a few hours (I usually let the icicng sit in the fridge overnight). It will be the perfect consistency to work with.
     
  2. When I was young, I would say around 20 maybe, I went home to my Mom's house, and she said "I just had the best cake I've ever eaten," and she had bought all the ingredients, so I made it. And I could say the same. I've made it many times, but not for years. I'm 86 now, and I'm making two of them for my daughter's 60th birthday party. You're reviews are scaring me a little. I don't remember having any trouble with the topping. I'm not used to standing at the stove, stirring that long now though so please wish me well.
     
  3. I am so glad to see this recipe here. It brings back childhood memories big-time! The only difference in my mom's recipe is that she used 2.5 cups cake flour instead of the apf. Same great results I am sure!
     
  4. I have always usd this recipe and was sad when Baker's quit putting it on the box. This is the best German Chocolate cake I have ever had and I have requests from all over for years to make this cake.
     
  5. Turned out great! Just like my mother used to make when i was a child.
     
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Tweaks

  1. I found, from the first time I made it, using 8 inch pans give better cake and icing ratio. I tried 9 inch but it delivers more icing than cake.
     
  2. Turns out the chocolate used was developed by Samuel German, the recipe comes from Texas? Nothing especially German about it.
     

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