german chocolate cake

German Chocolate Disaster.

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Ruthanne

I like recipes— love them in fact! I usually prefer to create my own recipes, but once in awhile someone will recommend a recipe so highly that I simply have to try it. This was the case with this german chocolate cake. It is from allrecipes.com and you can click here to get the original recipe. The friend who recommended it (Spencer) is a chef and literally everything he makes is amazing– so here goes:

The cake is incredibly time consuming in my opinion….MUCH too time consuming for a blog called EASYbaked anyway 🙂 ….I made this crazy from-scratch cake and had all three pans stick (I should have added a circle of parchment paper to the bottoms….) and fall apart.

only two 1/2 layers were useable- saved the rest for a trifle

The recipe involves separating eggs and whipping into stiff peaks and melting german chocolate and adding buttermilk and cake flour…….yeah- buy a german chocolate cake mix– the cake was good- probably one of the best scratch cakes I’ve made- but it was not quick or easy….your call 🙂 . The icing, on the other hand, was TO DIE for! I will never buy German chocolate frosting again— easy and quick and soooooo good!! so….

INGREDIENTS:

1 German chocolate cake mix (with oil and water to make according to box) -or be brave and make it from scratch (it is really yummy)- remember the parchment paper!!!

FROSTING:
1c. sugar
1c. evaporated milk
1/2c. butter
3 egg yolks (beaten)
1 1/3c. flaked coconut
1c. finely chopped pecans.
1 t. vanilla extract

GANACHE:
1/4c. whipping cream
1/2c. semisweet chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS:

Prepare cake mix as directed, baking in two 8 or 9 inch round cake pans (or make cupcakes even— the star of this show is the icing!)

FROSTING : In saucepan combine sugar, evaporated milk, butter and egg yolks. Cook over low heat (stir constantly!) until this thickens considerably (took me about 8 minutes).
Remove from heat and stir in pecans and coconut.
Chill until thick enough to spread.
Slice each cake in half, forming 2 layers.
Layer cake with icing.

GANACHE: Heat whipping cream in a small saucepan until bubbling at edges (about 30 seconds). Add chocolate chips, cover and allow to sit for 5 minutes. Stir until smooth. Pour over top of cake and allow this to drizzle down the sides.
ENJOY!!!