German Chocolate Cake Recipe

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German Chocolate Cake
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Ingredients:

  • 1/2 cup nonalkinalized (natural) cocoa powder (i.e., hershey's)
  • 2/3 cup water boiling
  • 2/3 cup plain yogurt
  • 3 stick butter
  • 2 1/2 cup sugar
  • 6 large egg
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 8 large egg yolks
  • 2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 stick butter
  • 14 oz sweetened flaked coconut 1 package

Directions:

  1. For the cake:
  2. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease three 8-inch cake pans with butter and cover the bottom with circles of parchment paper. Grease the parchment and flour the pans. Tap out the excess flour.
  3. Mix the cocoa and instant coffee in a small bowl; add the boiling water and mix until smooth. Cool to room temperature, and stir in the yogurt and vanilla.
  4. Beat the butter in a bowl with the mixer set at medium-high speed until smooth and shiny, about 30 seconds. Gradually sprinkle in the sugar; beat until mixture is fluffy and almost white, 3 to 5 minutes. Add eggs one at a time, beating 1 full minute after each addition.
  5. Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt in medium bowl. With mixer on lowest speed, add 1/3 of dry ingredients to batter, followed immediately by 1/3 of cocoa mixture; mix until ingredients are almost incorporated into the batter. Repeat the process 2 more times. When batter appears blended, stop mixer and scrape bowl sides with rubber spatula. Return mixer to low speed; beat until batter looks satiny; about 15 seconds longer.
  6. Divide batter evenly between the three pans. Spread batter to the pan sides and smooth top with a rubber spatula. Bake cakes until a toothpick comes out cleanly, or with just a crumb or two adhering - baking about 18 minutes.
  7. Transfer the pans to a wire rack. Cool for 10 minutes and invert to the rack. Peel off the paper liners.
  8. Make the filling:
  9. Mix the egg yolks, sugar, salt, butter, cream, and vanilla in a medium, non-reactive saucepan. Cook over a low heat, stirring constantly until mixture is puffy and starts to thicken, 15 to 20 minutes. Pour into a large bowl and stir in the coconut and pecans.
  10. Assemble the cake:
  11. Place one of the cakes on the cake plate, cover with the coconut-pecan filling, and repeat for each of the remaining layers. Use the remaining filling to cover the sides of the cake.
  12. Enjoy!
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 16099.81 Kcal (67407 kJ)
Calories from fat 11496.88 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 1277.43g 1965%
Cholesterol 4168.89mg 1390%
Sodium 6081.83mg 253%
Potassium 6244.52mg 133%
Total Carbs 1066.55g 356%
Sugars 569.08g 2276%
Dietary Fiber 93.21g 373%
Protein 220.57g 441%
Vitamin C 11.1mg 19%
Vitamin A 5.7mg 188%
Iron 46.4mg 258%
Calcium 1522.6mg 152%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 418.39 Kcal (1752 kJ)
Calories from fat 298.77 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 33.2g 1965%
Cholesterol 108.34mg 1390%
Sodium 158.05mg 253%
Potassium 162.28mg 133%
Total Carbs 27.72g 356%
Sugars 14.79g 2276%
Dietary Fiber 2.42g 373%
Protein 5.73g 441%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 19%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 188%
Iron 1.2mg 258%
Calcium 39.6mg 152%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 427.6
    Points
  • 457
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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