German Chocolate Cake
This all-American favorite hails from Texas rather than Germany, because the original version of the recipe called for “German’s” brand baking chocolate. This moist German chocolate cake is layered with delicious coconut-pecan filling and topped with creamy chocolate ganache frosting.
Source: Reily Products
Ingredients
- Cake
- sifted Swans Down® Cake Flour
- unsweetened cocoa powder
- sugar
- teaspoons baking soda
- teaspoon baking powder
- teaspoon salt
- grapeseed oil, or other neutral oil
- large eggs, room temperature
- buttermilk, room temperature
- teaspoons vanilla extract
- hot coffee
- Filling
- ounces unsalted butter
- light brown sugar
- large egg yolks
- ounces evaporated milk
- sweetened shredded coconut, divided
- toasted chopped pecans, divided
- Chocolate Ganache Frosting
- ounces bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
- ounces heavy cream