Homemade German Chocolate Cake Recipe
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A rich chocolate layer cake topped with a sweet and gooey coconut-pecan frosting. Decadent and deeply chocolatey with nutty caramel notes. A showstopping birthday or celebration dessert.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 10- 3/4 cup unsalted butter (, at room temperature, plus more for the pans)
- 8 ounces Baker's German's Sweet Chocolate Bar (, finely chopped)
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup dutch process cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs (, at room temperature)
- 1 large egg yolk (, at room temperature)
- 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
- 2 cups shredded sweetened coconut
- 1/2 cup chopped pecans
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 110M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 20m
- Cook
- 30m
- Sodium
- 487mg
- Total sugar
- 81g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 383mg
- Calcium
- 137mg
- Iron
- 4mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 20M
- SODIUM
- 487MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.