German Chocolate Cake

✨ Introduction

This German Chocolate Cake 🍫🥥 is composed of layers of rich chocolate sponge, gooey coconut-pecan filling, and glossy chocolate ganache. Ideal for ftour, celebrations, or dessert platters 🔥.

🧂 Ingredients

🍰 Cake

2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup sugar
1 cup brown sugar
¾ cup cocoa powder
1½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp baking soda
½ tsp salt
1 cup buttermilk
½ cup vegetable oil
2 large eggs
1 tsp vanilla extract

🥥 Filling

1 cup evaporated milk
¾ cup sugar
½ cup butter
3 large egg yolks
1½ cups shredded coconut
1 cup chopped pecans
1 tsp vanilla extract

🍫 Ganache

1 cup semisweet chocolate (finely chopped)
½ cup heavy cream

👩‍🍳 Instructions

🔥 Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F). Grease and flour two 23cm (9-inch) round cake pans.
🥣 Mix dry cake ingredients in one bowl. In another, whisk buttermilk, oil, eggs, and vanilla. Combine both and mix until smooth.
🍰 Divide batter into pans. Bake for 30–35 minutes. Cool completely.
🥥 For filling: cook milk, sugar, butter, and yolks over medium heat until thick. Remove from heat, stir in coconut, pecans, and vanilla. Cool.
🍫 For ganache: heat cream until simmering. Pour over chocolate. Let sit, then stir until smooth.
🎂 Assemble: layer cake with coconut filling between and on top. Drizzle ganache over top layer.

🔄 Methods

🌰 Use walnuts instead of pecans.
🍯 Add a spoon of date syrup to filling.
🧁 Make cupcakes instead of full cake.
🍓 Top with berries for freshness.

📚 History

Despite its name, German Chocolate Cake is American 🇺🇸, named after baker Samuel German. Now baked in Moroccan 🇲🇦 homes with love and layered sweetness.

💪 Benefits

🍫 Antioxidants from cocoa
🥥 Fiber from coconut
🌰 Healthy fats from pecans

🎨 Formation

Serve chilled or room temp on red plates 🍽️. Ideal for ftour, birthdays, or dessert tables 🌙.

✅ Conclusion

German Chocolate Cake is rich, layered, and indulgent—a slice of celebration in every bite 🍫🥥🍰.

❤️ Lovers

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Families
🎉 Celebration hosts
🍰 Cake lovers
🥥 Coconut fans
🤲 Muslims in Maghrib