German Chocolate Cake Recipe

• 份量: 12
• 總時間: 45

食材

•4 oz German sweet chocolate, chopped

•1/2 Cup water

•1 Cup butter, softened

•2 Cups sugar

•4 eggs, separated

•1 tsp vanilla extract

•2 1/2 Cups cake flour

•1 tsp baking soda

•1/2 tsp salt

•1 Cup buttermilk

•FROSTING:

•1 1/2 Cups sugar

•1 1/2 Cups evaporated milk

•3/4 Cup butter

•5 egg yolks, beaten

•2 Cups flaked coconut

•1 1/2 Cups chopped pecans

•1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

•ICING:

•1 tsp shortening

•2 oz semisweet chocolate

步驟

Line three greased 9-in. round baking pans with waxed paper. Grease waxed paper and set aside. In small saucepan, melt chocolate with water over low heat; cool.

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in 4 egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in melted chocolate and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition.

In a small bowl and with clean beaters, beat the 4 egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold a fourth of the egg whites into the creamed mixture; fold in remaining whites.

Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake at 350 degrees for 24-28 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.

For frosting, in a small saucepan, heat the sugar, milk, butter and egg yolks over medium-low heat until mixture is thickened and golden brown, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat. Stir in the coconut, pecans and vanilla extract. Cool until thick enough to spread. Spread a third of the frosting over each cake layer and stack the layers.

In a microwave, melt chocolate and shortening; stir until smooth; drizzle over cake. Yield: 12 servings.