Recipe: Perfect German Chocolate Cake

German Chocolate Cake.

You can have German Chocolate Cake using 19 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of German Chocolate Cake

1. Prepare of Cake.
2. Prepare 1 (4 oz) of Package baker's German sweet chocolate.
3. Prepare 1/2 cup of boiling water.
4. It's 1 cup of butter.
5. Prepare 2 cups of sugar.
6. It's 4 of eggs, separated.
7. It's 1 tsp of vanilla.
8. You need 2 cups of all-purpose flour.
9. It's 1 tsp of baking soda.
10. You need 1/2 tsp of salt.
11. Prepare 1 cup of buttermilk.
12. You need of Frosting.
13. Prepare 1 1/2 cups of evaporated milk.
14. You need 1 1/2 cups of sugar.
15. You need 4 of slightly beaten egg yolks.
16. Prepare 3/4 cup of butter.
17. You need 1 1/2 tsp of vanilla.
18. You need 2 cups of shredded coconut.
19. Prepare 1 1/2 cups of chopped pecans.

German Chocolate Cake instructions

1. Melt chocolate with water, you can do this by combining ingredients and microwaving them in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave in 30-second intervals stirring in-between..
2. Cream butter and sugar. Next beat in egg yolks..
3. Stir in chocolate and vanilla. In a separate bowl mix in flour baking soda and salt..
4. Beat in flour mixture, alternating with the buttermilk..
5. In a large bowl, beat egg white until stiff peaks form, fold into batter..
6. Pour batter into a greased/nonstick 9x13 pan. Bake for 30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Oven temp: 350 degrees..
7. While the cake is cooking in the oven, combine evaporated milk, sugar, slightly beaten egg yolks, butter or margarine, and vanilla in a saucepan. It should take about 20 minutes. Stir constantly. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened. Remove from heat..
8. Stir in shredded coconut and chopped pecans. Cool until thick enough to spread. Makes 4-1/4 cups..
9. Once everything is cool, frost cake and enjoy!.