Meaningful Eats· by Erin Collins★ 5.0 (50)

Gluten-Free German Chocolate Cake

Name: Gluten-Free German Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 74 min
Total time: 84 min
Yield: 12, 12 servings
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups gluten-free 1:1 baking flour (270 grams); ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder (50 grams); 3 teaspoons baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 ¾ cups sugar (380 grams); 3 eggs; ½ cup vegetable oil (100 grams); 1 tablespoon vanilla extract; 1 teaspoon lemon juice; ½ cup sour cream (120 grams (regular or light)); 1 cup milk (250ml (I use 2%)); 4 large egg yolks; 1 cup evaporated milk (236ml); 8 Tablespoons butter (cut into 8 pieces); ½ cup granulated sugar (100 grams); ½ cup light brown sugar (firmly packed, 100 grams); ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup chopped pecans (125 grams); 2 cups sweetened shredded coconut (160 grams); ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder (35 grams); ½ cup butter (softened to room temperature); 3-4 cups confectioners’ sugar (340-450 grams); ¼ cup heavy cream or milk; 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract; ¼ teaspoon almond extract

Nutrition Facts

Per serving · recipe makes 12 · 1h 24m total

Servings

Calories

45% of a 2,000 cal day

891KCAL

Protein

9g18% DV

% DAILY VALUE

Total Fat46g

58%

Saturated19g

96%

Unsaturated26g

—

Total Carbs115g

42%

Fiber4g

16%

Total Sugars90g

—

incl. Added Sugars85g

100%

Starch21g

—

Sodium563mg

24%

% Daily Value is based on a 2,000 calorie day.

A rich chocolate cake with two frostings: chocolate below and a caramel-coconut-pecan topping reminiscent of German chocolate cake. Indulgent and perfect for special occasions.

Ingredients

12 SERVINGS

270 ggluten-free 1:1 baking flour — 1¾ cup
50 gunsweetened cocoa powder — ½ cup
3 tspbaking powder
1 tspsalt
380 gsugar — 1¾ cup
3eggs
100 gvegetable oil — ½ cup
1 tbspvanilla extract
1 tsplemon juice
120 gregular sour cream — ½ cup, or light sour cream
1 cupmilk — 250 ml
4large egg yolks
1 cupevaporated milk — 236 ml
8 tbspbutter
100 ggranulated sugar — ½ cup
100 glight brown sugar — firmly packed, ½ cup
¼ tspsalt
1 tspvanilla extract
125 gchopped pecans — 1 cup
160 gsweetened shredded coconut — 2 cup
35 gunsweetened cocoa powder — ⅓ cup
½ cupbutter — softened to room temperature
340–450 gconfectioners’ sugar — 3–4 cup
¼ cupheavy cream — or milk
2 tsppure vanilla extract
¼ tspalmond extract

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Method

1h 24m total

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