{"id":1589,"date":"2023-02-02T16:49:37","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T16:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/?p=1589"},"modified":"2023-10-30T12:48:20","modified_gmt":"2023-10-30T12:48:20","slug":"homemade-german-chocolate-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/homemade-german-chocolate-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"Homemade German Chocolate Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Homemade-German-Chocolate-Cake-683x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3570\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Homemade-German-Chocolate-Cake-683x1024.png 683w, https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Homemade-German-Chocolate-Cake-200x300.png 200w, https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Homemade-German-Chocolate-Cake-768x1152.png 768w, https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Homemade-German-Chocolate-Cake-750x1125.png 750w, https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Homemade-German-Chocolate-Cake.png 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ingredients:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>4 ounces semi-sweet baking chocolate<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bd cup water<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 cups granulated sugar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 cup unsalted butter, softened to room temperature<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4 large eggs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 \u00bd teaspoons vanilla<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 cup 2 % milk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 \u00bc cups all-purpose flour<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 teaspoon baking soda<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">COCONUT-PECAN FROSTING<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup unsalted butter, melted<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 cup granulated sugar<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup brown sugar, packed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 cups evaporated milk<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>6 egg yolks<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 teaspoons vanilla<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 \u00bd cups coconut flakes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 cups pecans, chopped<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PREPARATION:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Cake<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to 350 degrees.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Melt chocolate with the water in a small saucepan over medium-low heat until just melted.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar. Pour in the melted chocolate and mix together.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Next, mix in the eggs, vanilla and milk until well combined.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Add the flour, baking soda and salt to the mixing bowl and stir or mix into the batter until just combined.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Spray 3 8-inch cake pans with non-stick cooking spray. For extra coverage, line the bottom of the pans with an 8 inch circle of parchment paper.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pour batter evenly between the three pans and then bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothipick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cool and make frosting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>After frosting has cooled, assemble the cake:\n<ol>\n<li>Put the first layer rounded side down on a cake plate, topping with 1\/3 of the frosting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add the second layer also rounded side down, repeating with another layer of the frosting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add the 3<sup>rd<\/sup>&nbsp;layer, rounded side up. Top with remaining frosting. Do not frost the sides.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Refrigerate for 30 minutes to an hour prior to serving to make the cake easier to slice. Save any leftovers covered in the refrigerator.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Coconut-Pecan Frosting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol>\n<li>Melt butter and then add in granulated sugar, brown sugar, evaporated milk and vanilla. Whisk until well combined.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mix in egg yolks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cook over medium heat, frequently stirring, until mixture thickens and is bubbly. This should be 10-12 minutes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Add in coconut and pecans and stir to combine.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remove from stovetop and cool for at least 30 minutes, stirring now and then.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>Enjoy !<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ingredients: COCONUT-PECAN FROSTING PREPARATION: Cake Coconut-Pecan Frosting Enjoy !<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3570,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1589"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1589"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1589\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3572,"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1589\/revisions\/3572"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3570"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/weeknightrecipes.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}