RCI-BR.004.0184.001

German Chocolate Cake

Name: German Chocolate Cake
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: North American
Ingredients: 1/2 cup boiling water; 1 unit bar (4 ounces) sweet cooking chocolate (german); 2 cups sugar; 1 cup margarine or butter (softened); 4 unit egg yolks; 1 tsp vanilla; 2 1/2 cups cake flour; 1 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp salt; 1 cup buttermilk; 4 unit egg whites (stiffly beaten); 1 cup sugar; 1 cup evaporated milk; 1/2 cup margarine or butter; 3 unit egg yolks; 1 tsp vanilla; 1 1/3 cups flaked coconut; 1 cup chopped pecans

German Chocolate Cake swept the country and is now considered a classic.

Prep15 min

Cook30 min

Total45 min

Servings4

Difficultyadvanced

Ingredients

boiling water
1/2 cup
bar (4 ounces) sweet cooking chocolate (german)
1 unit
sugar
2 cups
margarine or butter
softened
1 cup
egg yolks
4 unit
vanilla
1 tsp
cake flour
2 1/2 cups
baking soda
1 tsp
salt
1 tsp
buttermilk
1 cup
egg whites
stiffly beaten
4 unit
sugar
1 cup
evaporated milk
1 cup
margarine or butter
1/2 cup
egg yolks
3 unit
vanilla
1 tsp
flaked coconut
1 1/3 cups
chopped pecans
1 cup

Method

Prepare according to traditional method. (Directions were not provided in the legacy source.)

German Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

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