Best German Chocolate Layer Cake With Coconut Pecan Frosting Recipes

GERMAN CHOCOLATE LAYER CAKE WITH COCONUT PECAN FROSTING

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.

KAY'S GERMAN CHOCOLATE LAYER CAKE WITH COCONUT-PECAN FILLING

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.

GERMAN CHOCOLATE LAYER CAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottoms only of 2 (9-inch) round cake pans with shortening. Make and bake cake mix as directed on box for 9-inch round pans, using water, oil and eggs. Cool 10 minutes. Remove from pans to cooling racks. Cool completely.
• In 3-quart heavy saucepan, mix sugar, butter, milk and egg yolks. Heat to simmering over medium heat, stirring frequently. Cook 9 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thickened. Remove from heat. Stir in coconut, pecans and vanilla. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Cut each cake layer horizontally into 2 layers. On serving plate, place 1 layer, cut side up. Spread with about 1 1/3 cups filling. Repeat with second and third layers and 2 2/3 cups filling.
• With serrated knife, cut remaining cake layer into 1 1/2-inch-wide strips. Cut strips into irregular pieces. Place cake pieces randomly over filling to cover top of cake, pressing gently into cake and fitting snugly together. Refrigerate cake several hours before serving, if desired.
• In small microwavable bowl, microwave frosting 10 seconds on High until thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle over top of cake. Store covered in refrigerator.