Hey everyone, I hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, german chocolate cake. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a little bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
German Chocolate Cake is one of the most favored of current trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. They are fine and they look fantastic. German Chocolate Cake is something that I have loved my entire life.
German chocolate cake, originally German's chocolate cake, is a layered chocolate cake from the United States filled and topped with a coconut-pecan frosting. Homemade German Chocolate Cake with layers of coconut pecan frosting and chocolate frosting. German chocolate cake, traditionally made with sweet baking chocolate, is known to be unapologetically decadent and indulgent.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have german chocolate cake using 20 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make German Chocolate Cake:
- Get Cake
- Get 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
- Take 1 cup cane sugar
- Make ready 2/3 cup cocoa powder (unsweetened)
- Prepare 1 tsp baking powder
- Prepare 0.5 tsp baking soda
- Prepare 0.5 tsp salt
- Prepare 0.5 cup melted coconut oil
- Make ready 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- Make ready 2 tsp vanilla extract
- Get 1 cup warm water
- Prepare Frosting
- Take 14 dried dates
- Make ready 0.5 cup water
- Make ready 1 tbsp maple syrup
- Take 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Make ready 1 tsp melted coconut oil
- Take 0.5 cup shredded coconut
- Prepare 0.5 cup pecans (cut in small pieces)
- Take pinch salt
This classic German Chocolate Cake combines rich chocolate cake layers with a sweet coconut German Chocolate Cake was actually named after American baker Samuel German, who worked for. According to my husband, this is the best German chocolate cake recipe in the whole world. Every bite has a light crunch from the pecans, a sweet taste of coconut and a drizzle of chocolate. A decadent German Chocolate Cake Recipe, made with an extra moist and fudgy chocolate cake, a rich caramel/coconut frosting, and iced with a sweet and simple chocolate frosting.
Steps to make German Chocolate Cake:
- Grease a rectangular 9x9-inch (23x23cm) baking dish (or a round baking dish of corresponding size) and set aside.
- In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir to blend. Pour in the coconut oil, vinegar, and vanilla. Pour the warm water over all of the ingredients and stir until well blended.
- Pour the batter into in prepared baking dish and bake in 350F/180C for about 32-34 minutes. The cake is ready when the edges start to pull away from the sides and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Once baked, set the cake aside to cool for at least 30 minutes, or preferably until it reaches room temperature.
- To make the frosting, first place the dates in a bowl and pour hot water over them until they are covered. Don't skip this step! The dates need to be hydrated and soft enough to blend. Let them soak for about 10 minutes, then drain. If the dates still have pits, remove and discard them.
- In a food processor, combine the pitted dates, water, maple syrup, vanilla, coconut oil, and salt. Process until smooth, pausing to scrape down the sides as necessary. Add the shredded coconut and pecans and pulse a few times, just until they are evenly distributed.
- Once the cake has cooled, spread the frosting over the cake in an even layer. Slice and serve. Refrigerate for up to 5 days.
Truly though, this easy German Chocolate Cake is one of those desserts that's so good it should become a tradition in your home for a yearly holiday like a birthday, Easter or Mother's Day. I have long associated German Chocolate Cake with Father's Day, although I'm not entirely sure why. I think I remember my mom making it for my dad once or twice growing up (although never on. A German Chocolate Cake is an impressive looking cake. Three layers of moist chocolate cake that are stacked, one on top of another, with a sweet and gooey caramel flavored frosting.
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