Homemade german chocolate cake
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1697 · 75 minutes · The BEST homemade German Chocolate Cake with layers of coconut pecan frosting and chocolate frosting. This cake is incredible!
18 ingredients
Refrigerated
- • 3 Egg yolks, large
- • 2 Eggs, large
Canned Goods
- • 1 1/8 cup Evaporated milk
Baking & Spices
- • 1 3/4 cups All-purpose flour
- • 1 1/2 tsp Baking powder
- • 1 1/2 tsp Baking soda
- • 1/2 cup Brown sugar, light
- • 1 1/3 cup Cocoa powder, unsweetened
- • 2 1/2 cups Granulated sugar
- • 3 cups Powdered sugar
- • 1 tsp Salt
- • 6 tsp Vanilla
Oils & Vinegars
- • 1/2 cup Oil
Nuts & Seeds
- • 1 cup Coconut, sweetened
- • 1 cup Pecans
Dairy
- • 1 cup Butter
- • 1 cup Buttermilk
Liquids
- • 1 cup Water

Salt&Honey saved to Creative food art
14 · This is the Authentic German's Chocolate Cake, made from scratch with German's Baking Chocolate. It is moist and delicious with that famous coconut pecan frosting. Scrumptious!! #authentic #germanschocolatecake #cake #coconutpecanfrosting #chocolatecake #mycountrytable
17 ingredients
Refrigerated
- • 3 Egg yolks
- • 4 Eggs, large
Canned Goods
- • 1 cup Evaporated milk
Baking & Spices
- • 4 oz 1 package, baker's german's sweet chocolate
- • 2 1/2 cups Cake flour
- • 2 cups Granulated sugar
- • 1/2 tsp Salt
- • 1 cup Sugar
- • 1 tsp Vanilla, real
- • 1 tsp Vanilla, pure
Nuts & Seeds
- • 1 1/3 cups Coconut, flaked sweetened
- • 1 cup Pecans
Dairy
- • 1 cup Butter, unsalted
- • 1 stick Butter, real
- • 1 cup Buttermilk
Liquids
- • 1/2 cup Water
Other
- • 1 teaspoon soda

My Country Table saved to My Country Table Recipes
This homemade German chocolate cake is the best traditional cake made from scratch! Layers of coconut pecan frosting and chocolate!
Sue Miloszewski saved to Recipe
Our favorite family recipe we inherited from Grandma Brenda is a layered chocolate cake with a coconut pecan frosting.

kathlyn nabors saved to Yummy
Best easy German chocolate sheet cake recipe! This easy recipe makes moist German chocolate cake and a sweet coconut pecan topping.
shelli breinholt saved to Cookies
This is the only German Chocolate Cake recipe you'll ever need! This homemade cake features layers of moist chocolate cake and a coconut pecan frosting.

Shannon LaFountaine saved to Desserts
53 · 50 minutes · Homemade German Chocolate Cake is always a favorite! With tender cake layers and coconut pecan frosting, it's decadent and delicious.
17 ingredients
Refrigerated
- • 3 Egg yolks
- • 2 Eggs, large
Canned Goods
- • 1 cup Evaporated milk
Baking & Spices
- • 2 cups All purpose flour
- • 2 tsp Baking powder
- • 1 1/2 tsp Baking soda
- • 3/4 cup Cocoa powder
- • 1 tsp Salt
- • 3 cups Sugar
- • 2 tsp Vanilla extract
- • 1/2 tsp Vanilla extract, pure
Oils & Vinegars
- • 1/2 cup Vegetable oil
Nuts & Seeds
- • 1 1/2 cups Coconut, sweetened flaked
- • 1 cup Pecans
Dairy
- • 1/2 cup Butter
- • 1 cup Milk
Liquids
- • 1 cup Water
mothermayi4 saved to Goodies!
This indulgent German Chocolate Cake recipe uses my mamaw's old fashioned coconut pecan frosting to create THE BEST German Chocolate Cake ever!
If you like German Chocolate cake, you will love my Grandma Brenda's light and fluffy, melt-in-your-mouth take on the classic.
Julia Rector saved to Recipes