German Chocolate Cake

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Servings: 12 Difficulty: Advanced
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German-style sweet and satisfying dessert that brings home-style flavor to your table
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German Chocolate Cake

Author: chefs-mate Cooking Method: Cuisine: Courses:
Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 12 Calories: 86.0

Description

This German dessert features Ghirardelli Sweet Dark. The flavors come together beautifully. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Chocolate 1/2 c Water 1 c Butter 2 c Sugar 4 lg Eggs, separated 1 ts Vanilla 2 c Unsifted all purpose flour 1 ts Baking soda 1 c Buttermilk 1/2 ts Salt DIRECTIONS: In heavy saucepan on low
  2. heat ,
  3. melt broken chocolate with water, stirring until smooth;
  4. set aside.
  5. Cream butter with sugar until light and fluffy.
  6. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating after each addition.
  7. Mix in melted chocolate and vanilla.
  8. Sift flour with soda.
  9. Add dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk to chocolate mixture.
  10. Mix until smooth.
  11. Beat egg whites with salt until very stiff peaks form; fold into batter.
  12. Spread into three 8 or 9" round cake pans lined with wax paper.
  13. Bake at 350-F for 30 to 35 minutes.
  14. Cool on rack 10 minutes; remove cake.
  15. Frost with Butter Pecan Frosting

Nutrition Facts

Servings 12

Amount Per Serving
Calories 86.0kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 0.1g1%
Saturated Fat 0.0g0%
Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
Sodium 41.0mg2%
Total Carbohydrate 20.0g7%
Dietary Fiber 3.0g12%
Sugars 4.2g
Protein 1.6g4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: baking, cake, chocolate, dark, dessert, german, ghirardelli, sweet, title, vegan
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