Classic German Chocolate Cake

I am a vegetable forward eater. I’m also a step mom cooking for 4; 1 meat loving partner and 2 picky, but also trying, tweens. I enjoy being in the kitchen with a glass of cooking wine and good music or audiobook. However, most often I find myself in need of quick & easy recipes for our busy days.

subheading: German’s Sweet Chocolate Cake Layers:

4 oz. German’s chocolate bar broken into pieces (1 bar)

½ cup boiling water

¼ teaspoon instant coffee or espresso powder optional

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

¼ teaspoon fine grain salt

1 cup unsalted butter softened

2 cups granulated sugar

4 egg yolks

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 cup buttermilk see recipe notes

4 egg whites

subheading: Coconut-Pecan Filling and Frosting:

12 oz. evaporated milk 1 can

1 ½ cups granulated sugar

¾ cup unsalted butter

4 egg yolks

1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

2 ⅔ cups sweetened flake coconut 7 oz. or 1 package

1 ½ cups toasted chopped pecans see recipe notes

subheading: Chocolate Ganache:

2 cups chocolate chips or chopped semisweet chocolate

1 cup heavy cream

subheading: Toppings:

½ cup toasted chopped pecans

16 to 18 toasted pecan halves

Directions at sprinklebakes.com

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