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German Chocolate Cake
- Time
- 1 hr 30 min
- Makes
- 16
- Ingredients
- 22
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Ingredients
- 4 oz semi-sweet chocolate, (best quality such as Ghiradelli, chopped)
- ½ cup water
- 4 eggs, (whites and yolks separated)
- 2¼ cups all-purpose flour, (spooned into measuring cup and leveled-off)
- ¼ cup unsweetened natural cocoa powder, (such as Hershey’s, sifted)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup buttermilk ((see note))
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 (12-oz) can evaporated milk
- 1½ cups (packed) light brown sugar
- 3/4 cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, cut into small pieces
- 2½ cups lightly packed sweetened flaked coconut (preferably Baker’s)
- 2 cups coarsely chopped pecans
- 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup heavy cream
- 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
- 2 oz semi-sweet chocolate, (best quality such as Ghiradelli, chopped)
Nutrition · per serving
- Calories
- 705 kcal
- Fat
- 42 g
- Fiber
- 4 g
- Sugar
- 60 g
- Sodium
- 307 mg
- Protein
- 8 g
- Cholesterol
- 142 mg
- Carbohydrate
- 79 g
- Saturated fat
- 22 g
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