Grandma's German Chocolate Cake
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
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8-20
ingredients
- 1 cup margarine, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 1⁄2 cups flour
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 cup cocoa
- 1 cup boiling water
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German Chocolate Icing
- 1 cup evaporated milk
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 egg yolks
- 1⁄4 lb margarine, softened
- 1 teaspoon imitation vanilla
- 1 1⁄3 cups coconut
- 1 1⁄2 cups black walnuts, chopped (you can use English walnuts if you prefer)
directions
- I make this in either a greased and floured 9 x 12 inch pan or 2 9-inch round pans. For the 9 inch pans I also add wax paper cut to the pan size in the bottom of the pan.
- I start checking for doneness after 40 minutes for a 9 x 12 pan, and 25 minutes for the 2 9-inch pans. When a toothpick inserted into the middle of the cake comes out clean it's done.
- Cream margarine and sugar.
- Add eggs, one at a time, and beat well.
- Add buttermilk and dry ingredients.
- Add boiling water and beat until mixed.
- Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for 45-55 minutes or until done.
- For Icing- Combine milk, sugar, egg yolks, margarine and vanilla.
- Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened, about 15 minutes.
- Add coconut and nuts.
- Beat until thick enough to spread.
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Reviews
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Awesome cake. I did have a little problems with the directions as they list no pan size. I ended up using a 9x13inch pan. It was under done at the end of 45 minutes( and my oven is pretty hot). Left the cake in the oven at 300 for an additional 10-15 minutes then covered it and turned the oven off. It finally set up. No problem with icing. Great recipe.
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