German Chocolate Cake
The Chocolate Connoisseur July 13th, 2007
German chocolate cake is a four-layer cake with a large amount of coconut in the icing. The cake is usually topped with a coconut pecan topping. This cake was not actually invented by the Germans, and actually a person from Dallas, Texas, first sent the recipe to a newspaper in 1957. The name German chocolate cake comes from the type of chocolate that was used to make it. Baker’s Sweet Chocolate was used in the first recipe. In 1852, a man named Sam German developed the baking chocolate that is known today as Baker’s Chocolate. The German style chocolate has a sweeter taste and is the same consistency as milk chocolate. German chocolate can now be purchased in grocery stores in the baking supply area.
Ingredients:
· 2 cups sugar
· 1 cup shortening
· 4 egg yolks
· 1 cup buttermilk
· 2 ½ cups flour
· ¼ teaspoon salt
· 1 teaspoon baking soda
· 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
· 4 squares German chocolate (1 ounce)
· ½ cup boiling water
· 4 egg whites
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