German Chocolate Cake

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.

Cooking Method: Baking

Cuisine: German

Courses: Desserts

Difficulty: Advanced

Servings: 12

Calories: 86.0

Dietary: Vegetarian

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

4 ounce Ghirardelli Sweet Dark

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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