GERMAN CHOCOLATE LAYER CAKE WITH COCONUT PECAN FROSTING
A delicious German chocolate cake from scratch, with a coconut pecan frosting and filling. Recipe is from Diana Rattray's Guide to Southern U.S. Cuisine. Pretty Easy to make.. tastes awesome.
Provided by DamiansMummy
Categories Dessert
Time 1h
Yield 1-2 layer cake, 10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Grease two 9-inch layer cake pans and line bottoms with waxed paper.
- Sift together flour, sugar, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.
- Cream butter; add flour mixture, 3/4 cup buttermilk, and vanilla. Stir until dry ingredients are moistened; beat at medium speed of electric mixer for 2 minutes, scraping bowl from time to time.
- Add melted chocolate, eggs, and remaining 1/4 cup buttermilk. Beat 1 minute longer.
- Pour batter into prepared cake pans. Bake in a preheated 350° oven for about 35 minutes, or until a wooden pick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool in pans on rack for 15 minutes. Remove and cool completely on racks.
- In a saucepan over medium heat, combine milk, sugars, butter, and vanilla. Bring to a full boil, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat (mixture might appear a bit curdled).
- Quickly stir a small amount of the hot liquid into the beaten egg yolks; return egg yolk mixture to the hot mixture in saucepan and blend well. Return to a boil, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat and stir in coconut and pecans. Cool to spreading consistency, beating occasionally.
- Here then i added me own little flair, it's perfect just the way it is, but this adds a little something extra. I chopped up some more pecans somewhat small and pressed them into the sides all the way around. Then i just topped it with some chocolate shavings. Enjoy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 756.7, Fat 40.5, SaturatedFat 21.2, Cholesterol 162.4, Sodium 506.9, Carbohydrate 93.9, Fiber 2.7, Sugar 62.6, Protein 8.9
KAY'S GERMAN CHOCOLATE LAYER CAKE WITH COCONUT-PECAN FILLING
I finally got it!! The recipe for THE BEST GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE I HAVE EVER EATEN. It is so decadent without being too sweet (if that makes sense). My co-worker's girlfriend gave me this recipe. I usually don't eat the frostings on cakes because they are too sweet but I eat every morsel of THIS cake! It's a bit of work but worth it if you have the time.
Provided by BeansnRice
Categories Dessert
Time 1h55m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- CAKE.
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Adjust an oven rack to the middle position.
- Generously grease two 8" round cake pans and cover the bottoms with parchment or waxed paper. Grease the paper and dust the pans with flour, tapping out the excess.
- Mix the cocoa, espresso (or coffee) powder and add boiling water. Mix until smooth.
- Cool the mixture to room temperature and stir in the buttermilk and vanilla.
- With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat the butter until smooth and shiny (about 30 seconds).
- Gradually add the sugar and beat until mixture is fluffy and almost white (3-5 minutes).
- Add the eggs 1 at a time beating for 1 full minute after each egg.
- In another bowl, whisk the flour, baking soda and salt.
- With the mixer at the lowest speed, add 1/3 of the dry ingredients to the butter mixture.
- Add 1/3 of the cocoa mixture. Alternate until all ingredients are mixed in and batter appears satin-like.
- Divide the batter evenly between the two pans and bake until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean (23-30 minutes).
- Transfer the pans to wire racks and cool for 10 minutes.
- Invert the cakes onto another rack and peel off the paper liners. Cool completely before frosting.
- FILLING.
- Mix the egg yolks, sugar and salt.
- Beat in the butter.
- Gradually beat in the cream and vanilla.
- Pour mixture into a saucepan and cok over low heat, stirring constantly until the mixture is puffy and just begins to thicken (15-20 minutes).
- Pour the mixture into a bowl to cool to room temperature.
- Stir in pecans and coconut.
- TO ASSEMBLE.
- Cut each layer of cake in half horizontally so that each cake forms 2 layers.
- Place 1 of the cake halves on a serving platter and spread about 1 cup of filling over the cake half.
- Repeat the layers and frost the entire cake when done.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 651.4, Fat 44.9, SaturatedFat 23.4, Cholesterol 186.3, Sodium 277.1, Carbohydrate 59.1, Fiber 2.7, Sugar 45.3, Protein 6.7
CHOCOLATE PECAN LAYER CAKE
Make and share this Chocolate Pecan Layer Cake recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Dienia B.
Categories < 60 Mins
Time 55m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Grease 2 9 inch pans.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Combine cake mix, eggs, water and oil.
- Bake 25 minutes.
- Meanwhile combine brown sugar, 2/3 cup whipping cream and butter in sauce pan. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until mixture comes to a boil. Reduce heat. Simmer stirring constantly for 1 minute. Cool to room temperature.
- Drizzle 2 tablespoons sauce over each layer.
- Place remaining sauce in bowl. Add powdered sugar. Beat on high til smooth, 3 minutes. Add enough whipping cream for spreading consistancy.
- Place 1 layer on plate. Spread with 3/4 cup frosting. Sprinkle with chopped pecans.
- Top with second layer. Spread top and side with remaining frosting. Arrange pecan halves on top.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 714.1, Fat 40.2, SaturatedFat 12.5, Cholesterol 96.5, Sodium 442.2, Carbohydrate 89.3, Fiber 2.3, Sugar 71.8, Protein 5.7
CHOCOLATE PECAN LAYER CAKE
Steps:
- FOR CAKE:
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter bottom of 9-inch-diameter springform pan with 2 3/4-inch-high sides. Line pan bottom with parchment.
- Using electric mixer, beat butter in medium bowl until light. Add 1/2 cup sugar; beat until fluffy. Add yolks 1 at a time, beating after each addition. Mix in vanilla. Add flour, mix just until blended. Mix in pecans and chocolate. Using electric mixer fitted with clean dry beaters, beat egg whites in large bowl until soft peaks form. Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar; beat until stiff but not dry. Fold whites into yolk mixture in 3 additions.
- Transfer batter to pan. Bake until tester inserted into center comes out clean, about 55 minutes. Cool on rack 15 minutes. Run knife around sides of pan to loosen. Release pan sides. Cool.
- FOR GLAZE:
- Combine all ingredients in top of double boiler set over simmering water (do not allow pan to touch water). Stir until smooth. Cool until lukewarm but still pourable, about 45 minutes. Meanwhile, prepare filling.
- FOR FILLING:
- Combine cream, sugar and bourbon in medium bowl; beat until stiff peaks form.
- Using serrated knife, cut cake into 3 layers. Place bottom layer on plate. Spread half of cream filling over. Top with second layer. Spread remaining filling over. Top with remaining layer, cut side down. Slowly pour glaze over cake, allowing some to drip down sides of cake. Garnish cake with pecan halves. Chill until glaze sets, about 30 minutes.
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