NewsGerman chocolate cake is a chocolate layer cake with a coconut-pecan icing on top. This recipe uses sweetened and condensed milk and egg yolks as the base of the frosting, creating a delightfully sticky sweet contrast to the rich chocolate cakes.
Despite its name, this cake does not originate in Germany. It gets its name from the creator of the chocolate that was originally used in the cake, Samuel German, who worked for Baker’s Chocolate Company. Baker’s German’s Sweet Chocolate is a sweeter kind of dark chocolate that he developed.
A century after the creation of the chocolate two things happened — General Mills purchased Baker’s Chocolate Company and a Texas homemaker, Ms. George Clay, had her recipe for German’s Chocolate Cake published in the Dallas Morning Star. General Mills took note and disseminated the recipe under the name German Chocolate Cake across the United States.
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What is the most popular German cake?
Black Forest Cake
The Black Forest Cake is maybe Germany’s most well-known and beloved cake. It consists of a chocolate cake with a filling of fresh cream and cherries soaked in Kirschwasser, a clear cherry schnaps that is a specialty in the Black Forest.
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What is the most delicious cake in the world?
Labeling something the “world’s greatest cake” is a bold claim that Norwegians do not take lightly. This cake contains the most delicious whipped cream, sponge, pastry cream, and meringue—it’s everything you could ever want wrapped up together in one bite.
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What makes German chocolate better?
German chocolate is sweeter than semi-sweet chocolate and is made out of chocolate liquor, sugar, cocoa butter, different flavorings, and lecithin, a lipid derived from egg yolks.
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What is special about German chocolate cake?
This cake is generally baked with a sweet chocolate and has a unique frosting. Instead of having a traditional buttercream or meringue, the icing is representative of a custard. The foundation is constructed of egg yolks and evaporated milk, and it must always include pecans and coconut.
