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Homemade German Chocolate Cake

German Chocolate Cake on a Stand
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This recipe combines a fluffy chocolate cake with a caramelized filling and frosting full of pecans and coconut. Nobody will resist this mixture.

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup of baking chocolate (120 grams)
  • 1/2 cup of water
  • 2 1/4 cup flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon of salt
  •  2 cups of sugar
  • 1 cup of unsalted butter
  • 4 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla 
  • 1 cup cream 

Filling:

  • 3 egg yolks 
  • 1 cup of brown sugar
  • 1/2 cup of unsalted butter
  • 1 cup of evaporated milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 1/3 cup of shredded desiccated coconut
  • 1 cup of pecans, chopped

Instructions

  1. Dissolve the chocolate with the water in a saucepan over medium heat until it becomes completely liquid. Let it cool before using.
  2. Preheat the oven at 180°C and grease two round cakes pan (20 cm), and put parchment paper on the bottom.
  3. Sift the dry ingredients: flour, baking soda and salt in a bowl and set aside for further use.
  4. In a stand mixer, beat the butter and sugar till it becomes creamy. Add the egg yolks one at a time with the vanilla. Incorporate the chocolate mixture completely cool. Add the flour mixture alternating with the cream. Always start and finish with the dry ingredients. Set aside.
  5. Egg Whites: With a clean beater and bowl, beat the egg whites until if form peaks. Add it to the cake mixture with folding movements.
  6. Pour the mixture over the two pans, trying to make them even. Bake them for 45-55 minutes or until a toothpick comes clean. Let them cool down for 20 minutes before releasing them for the pan.
  7. Filling: while the cake is in the oven, we need to prepare the frosting. Mix the yolks, sugar, butter, milk and vanilla in a saucepan. Cook the mixture over medium heat for 15 minutes. Turn off the heat and add the pecans and coconut. Layover a film over the mixture and let it cool down for 30 minutes before using it.
  8. To assembly, the cake put one of the cakes over a plate, spread half of the frosting over it, the next layer of cake, and end it with the other half of the topping. Enjoy it!

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