🇩🇪 Family German Chocolate Cake

Absolutely — here’s a delicious Family-Style German Chocolate Cake that’s rich, moist, and filled with that classic coconut-pecan goodness 🍫🎂


🇩🇪 Family German Chocolate Cake

Ingredients

For the Cake:

  • 1 cup (240ml) buttermilk
  • ½ cup (120ml) boiling water
  • 2 cups (250g) all-purpose flour
  • 2 cups (400g) sugar
  • ¾ cup (75g) unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 cup (226g) softened butter
  • 4 large eggs (room temp)
  • 2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 2 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • ½ tsp salt

Classic Coconut-Pecan Frosting:

  • 1 cup (240ml) evaporated milk
  • 1 cup (200g) sugar
  • 3 large egg yolks
  • ½ cup (115g) butter
  • 1 ½ cups (130g) sweetened shredded coconut
  • 1 ½ cups (150g) chopped pecans
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

(Optional Extra Chocolate Frosting to coat the outside)

  • 1 ½ cups chocolate buttercream

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