Willard Family German Chocolate Cake Recipe

Posted by
Rate It!
Willard Family German Chocolate Cake
Add your photo!
Count
Calories
Minutes

Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 3 8-inch cake pans and line bottoms with parchment paper.
  2. Place the chunks of chocolate into the boiling water and stir until the chocolate has melted; set aside to cool. In a large bowl, beat 1 cup of softened margarine with 2 cups of sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Stir in 4 egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract and the chocolate-water mixture until thoroughly blended.
  3. Sift the flour, baking soda, and salt into a bowl. Beat the flour mixture into the liquid ingredients, alternating with buttermilk, in 3 or 4 additions. Beat until batter is smooth, about 1 minute.
  4. In a metal or glass bowl, beat the reserved egg whites until they hold stiff peaks when the beaters are lifted straight up. Gently fold the beaten egg whites into the batter, keeping as much volume as possible. Pour the batter into the prepared cake pans.
  5. Bake in the preheated oven until the cakes have browned lightly and a toothpick inserted into the center of a cake comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Allow the cakes to cool in pans before removing.
  6. To make frosting, pour the evaporated milk into a large saucepan, and mix in 1 cup of sugar, 3 egg yolks, 1/4 cup of margarine, and 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to medium, and cook until thickened, stirring constantly, about 12 minutes. Remove from heat, and mix in the coconut and pecans, beating the frosting until cooled and spreadable. Frost and fill the cake with the coconut frosting.
Kitchen-Friendly View

Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 6656.45 Kcal (27869 kJ)
Calories from fat 4586.5 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 509.61g 784%
Cholesterol 1245.79mg 415%
Sodium 3425.28mg 143%
Potassium 3255.85mg 69%
Total Carbs 489.78g 163%
Sugars 375.61g 1502%
Dietary Fiber 31.52g 126%
Protein 95.16g 190%
Vitamin C 7.4mg 12%
Vitamin A 2.8mg 95%
Iron 16.4mg 91%
Calcium 1337.6mg 134%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 341.25 Kcal (1429 kJ)
Calories from fat 235.13 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 26.13g 784%
Cholesterol 63.87mg 415%
Sodium 175.6mg 143%
Potassium 166.91mg 69%
Total Carbs 25.11g 163%
Sugars 19.26g 1502%
Dietary Fiber 1.62g 126%
Protein 4.88g 190%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 12%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 95%
Iron 0.8mg 91%
Calcium 68.6mg 134%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
Search recipes
by ingredients
Construct & Analyze
Your Recipe

Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 174.8
    Points
  • 190
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

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

Share Recipe

Get Your Recipe of Health!
Follow RecipeOfHealth on Facebook!
Scroll to top