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German Chocolate Cake with Coconut-Pecan Frosting

German Chocolate Cake with Coconut-Pecan Frosting comes together with Cake, Sweet Cooking Chocolate, Water, Sugar, and Butter Or Margarine. Serves 16. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Illustrative photo

Ingredients

• Cake
• 4 oz
• 1/2 cup
• 2 cup
• 1 cup
• 4
• 2 1/2 cup
• 1 tsp
• 1/2 tsp
• 1 tsp
• 1 cup
• 1 cup
• 1/2 cup
• 3
• 1 1/3 cup
• 1 cup
• 1 tsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Pans. In small saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate with water; cool.

2. 2

   Add 4 eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.

3. 3

   Stir in chocolate mixture.

4. 4

   Add all remaining cake ingredients; beat at low speed until well combined.

5. 5

   Pour batter into greased and floured pans.

6. 6

   Bake at 350 degrees for 35 to 45 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

7. 7

   Cool 5 minutes.

8. 8

   Remove from pans.

9. 9

   Cool 1 hour or until completely cooled.

10. 10

    Place 1 cake layer, top side down, on serving plate.

11. 11

    Spread 1/3 of the frosting.

12. 12

    Repeat with remaining cake layers and frosting, ending with frosting.