German Chocolate Cake
I made this cake for my co-worker’s birthday, he said it was the best cake he’s ever eaten. I have to admit that was my first time making a cake from scratch, it was simple and amazingly delicious and not thick but moist and did I say how good it was. The buttercream frosting, also my first time making buttercream frosting was amazing as well. Since last week I baked a cake and cup cakes with it. I on the other hand am not fond of coconut so when I made it the second time I just did the cake and buttercream frosting. Thanks for a great recipe to add to my random stack of recipes.
Ingredients
For the Chocolate Cake:
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 1/2 cup oil (vegetable or canola oil)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup boiling water
For the Chocolate Frosting:
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup evaporated milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
For the Coconut Frosting:
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3 large egg yolks
- 3/4 cup evaporated milk
- 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 cup shredded sweetened coconut
Source : uniquegiftstips.com
