• TODAY’S TIP. . . .

    Store brown sugar in the freezer and it won’t clump up. Best to place it in a plastic baggie and removie it from the box.

  • Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

    Join 10,221 other followers

  • HOW TO PRINT RECIPES & NAVIGATE ON THIS BLOG

    PRINTING RECIPES

    Click on the title of the recipe, then look at the bottom of that recipe and you will see where it says, “Print and PDF”. Click that and you should be able to print the recipe. You can delete the picture by “checking” no images at the top of the page and if you hold your mouse over any part of the text you want to delete, it will turn yellow and you can delete that part. You can also “save” the recipes by clicking on “PDF”.

    NAVIGATION

    Click the photos on the left and right sidebars of the blog to visit the different types or recipes, such as "appetizers & dips", "crockpot recipes", etc.

  • CONTACT ME

    My e-mail address: the southernladycooks@gmail.com
  • Follow Me on Pinterest

  • The Southern Lady Cooks

    Promote Your Page Too

  • The content of my entire web site is protected by copyright laws. If you wish to repost to your site, please ask for permission. If photos are stolen from this site that are under copyright, you will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Judy Yeager, The Southern Lady Cooks.

  • MY PAST POSTS

  • Featured Author
    Featured Author
    view my recipes
    Featured Author
  • Southern Food Bloggers
  • Foodbuzz
  • Very Good Recipes
    My recipes are on
    Very Good Recipes

  • Protected by Copyscape Online Infringement Detector

    Society & Culture Directory

    Blogroll Center

    Food & Drink Blogs
    food-drink blog

    BlogHer.com Logo

    Proud member of FoodBlogs

    The Southern Lady - Find me on Bloggers.com

    http://hobbiesonabudget.com/local-blog-directory/

  • The Foodie Blog Roll Contests: Winner!

    Easy Chocolate Beignets on FoodistaEasy Chocolate Beignets</a

GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE

Posted on January 9, 2013 by The Southern Lady

German Chocolate CakeGerman 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.

4 ounces or 1/4 pound package German’s sweet chocolate (You can get this at most groceries in the baking section. It is a 4 ounce bar like a candy bar).
1/2 cup water
1 3/4 cups sugar
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
4 eggs
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup buttermilk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
 
Melt chocolate and water on top of the stove in a pot and cool.   Cream butter, sugar and eggs; beat well.  Add cooled chocolate and water, flour, salt, soda, buttermilk and vanilla extract mixing well with mixer.  Spray three 9 inch cake pans.  Divide the batter between the 3 pans (comes out to about 2 cups per cake pan).  Bake layers in preheated 350 degree oven for 30 to 35 minutes.  Cool about 10 minutes and remove from pans.  Frost with Pecan Frosting.
German Chocolate Cake
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!
 
Click to follow The Southern Lady Cooks on Facebook.
 
Judy

Filed under: German Chocolate Cake | Tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 22 Comments »

  • MY RECIPE BOX