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German Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
  • subheading: For the Cake:
  • 4 oz Baker's German's sweet chocolate, chopped 115 grams
  • ½ cup coffee 120 ml
  • 2 ¼ cups AP flour 270 grams
  • 1 tbsp cocoa powder 10 grams
  • ½ tsp baking powder 2g
  • 1 tsp baking soda 6g
  • ½ tsp salt 3g
  • 1 cup buttermilk 240 ml
  • 1 ¼ cup unsalted butter 280 grams, room temperature
  • 2 cup granulated white sugar 400 grams divided
  • 4 eggs room temperature, large, separated
  • 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract 7mL
  • subheading: For the Coconut Pecan Frosting:
  • 1 cup toasted pecans
  • 1 ½ cup brown sugar 300g, use white sugar for the classic frosting
  • 12 oz evaporated milk 360mL
  • 3 large 60 grams egg yolks, lightly beaten
  • ¾ cup unsalted butter 170g cut into pieces
  • ⅛ tsp salt 1g
  • 1 ½ cup sweetened or unsweetened shredded or flaked coconut 150g
  • ½ tsp pure vanilla extract 2mL, heaping
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