German Chocolate cake is one of my favorite cakes. The frosting makes the cake. This is a great cake to serve to guests and family will love it, too. The original recipe came from an early seventies Progressive Farmer Southern Country Cookbook. I have made a few changes over the years. I used to make this cake when my children were young and we lived on the farm. It has always been a favorite.
Coconut Pecan Frosting
1 cup sugar
1 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup butter or margarine or 8 tablespoons
3 eggs
1 1/2 to 2 cups coconut
1 cup pecans, chopped (can use walnuts, too)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Beat eggs and add to milk, sugar and butter. Cook on medium heat about 12 minutes until bubbles and begins to thicken. Stir constantly because it will burn easily. Remove and add nuts, coconut and vanilla extract. Mix well and let cool. Spread on tops of cake layers. Note: You can double this frosting if you like a lot.
Enjoy!
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My all time favorite cake. I have one made now. I double the icing recipe so it is really good.
Glad to get this receipe, mine is not in good shape and it was handed down from my Aunt and we always loved her German Chocloate Cake, especially at Christmas, brings back good memories, i grew up in Alabama, thank you for passing it on, Martha Highfill.
Gorgeous cake!
Oh yea! My favorite! This has been my birthday cake for over 30 yrs! This is a pic from last year, March 1st, I was home with my mom and dad for my birthday. Never better! Like yours, it has to be three layers!! Sent from my iPad
Oh my! My all time favorite cake….even more so than red velvet cake! Headed for my daughter’s home…may just bake one there. I have been known to make just the icing and eat it by itself…..when I was younger and the pounds did not pile on as easily…lol.
Love the frosting.
My oh my oh my! I think I’m melting into a puddle under my chair.;} That cake looks divine! Thanks for sharing – I sooo love homemade gc cake!
There was no way to print the Germ. Choc. Cake recipe.
Click on the name of the recipe, look at the bottom of the page and you will see “Print/pdf”. Click on that and you can remove the photo and any print you don’t want and print the recipe.
Thank you for this recipe. One of my Aunt’s used to make this for my brother. I have been looking for this recipe for some time. I plan to make for him the next time our famlies get together.
Can you use 2 percent or whole milk in the icing recipe?
I do not like the taste of evaporated milk. Thank you!
Yes, you can.
I use whipping ccream when I make the frosting.. it turns out just wonderful!
Thank you for the reply.
Can you mke this if you dont have buttermilk.I have everything but.
I have never made it with anything but buttermilk. You can make your own. This tells you how. http://frugalliving.about.com/od/condimentsandspices/r/Buttermilk_Sub.htm
I make my own buttermilk also….It’s such a waste to buy it, unless you’re gonna use it for something else.
Thank you for a wonderful memory. My mom was making this back in 1964 ish. Wasn’t a cakemix then.
If you use self-rising flour, do you leave off the baking soda?
I don’t know if I would substitute on a cake if it calls for self rising. I only substitute on things like biscuits and pancakes. Maybe, someone else will know.
My all-time fav cake. My mom is 83 y/o and still bakes me one for my birthday and at Christmas.
I’ve made this cake for the last 30 years, one of my favorites and one that I get many requests to make for other family and friends.