This is a German Chocolate Cake recipe that is similar to what we’ve seen Ina Garten make, but with a bit of a twist. It’s a famous, oddly-enough, American recipe made so by an old recipe from 1852. American baker Samuel German developed a type of dark baking chocolate for the Baker’s Chocolate Company. The brand name of the product, Baker’s German’s Sweet Chocolate, was named in his honor. On June 3, 1957, a recipe for “German’s Chocolate Cake” appeared as the “Recipe of the Day” in the Dallas Morning News, and it has been popular in American households since! Ingredients Cake Cooking spray (olive oil base) 4 oz sweet baking chocolate 1/2 cup water 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour or 2 1/2 cups cake flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt 2 cups granulated sugar 1 cup butter (2 sticks), room temperature 4 large eggs, separated 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 cup buttermilk Coconut-Pecan Filling and Topping 3 egg yolks 1 cup granulated sugar or packed brown sugar 1/2 cup butter (1 stick) 1 cup evaporated milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 1/3 cups flaked coconut 1 cup chopped pecans Instructions Heat the oven to 350°F, and spray the bottoms and sides […]

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