Homemade German Chocolate Cake Recipe
This Homemade German Chocolate Cake Recipe is pure decadence. It blends rich chocolate layers with coconut-pecan frosting.
Ingredients
For the Cake Layers:
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup buttermilk room temperature
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1 cup unsalted butter softened
- 4 oz sweet baking chocolate melted
- 4 large eggs room temperature
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ½ tsp salt
For the Coconut-Pecan Frosting:
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 1 cup brown sugar packed
- 3 large egg yolks
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 1 ½ cups shredded coconut
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C).
- Grease and flour cake pans.
- Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Add eggs one at a time.
- Pour in melted chocolate and vanilla.
- Mix flour, salt, and baking soda.
- Alternate adding flour and buttermilk.
- Divide batter between both pans.
- Bake 30–35 minutes. Let cool.
- Make frosting: whisk yolks, milk, sugar.
- Cook mixture over medium heat, stirring constantly.
- Add butter, stir until melted.
- Mix in pecans, coconut, vanilla.
- Cool frosting until spreadable.
- Layer cakes with frosting between.
- Frost top and sides generously.
Notes
- Always use room-temperature ingredients.
- Don’t overmix the cake batter.
- Toast pecans for added flavor.
- Let cakes cool completely before frosting.
- Refrigerate the cake for firmer layers.