Homemade German Chocolate Cake
We softened the traditional German chocolate cake but kept the flavor in the layers of moist chocolate cake and sticky coconut-pecan frosting.
Ingredients
- Cooking spray
- 1 tablespoon cake flour
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa
- 1 ounce sweet baking chocolate
- ½ cup boiling water
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup packed brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons butter or stick margarine, softened
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- ¼ cup plain fat-free yogurt
- 2 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon coconut extract
- 2 large egg whites
- 2 ¼ cups sifted cake flour
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup low-fat buttermilk
- Coconut-Pecan Frosting
Directions
✅ Step 1
Preheat oven to 350°.
✅ Step 2
Coat 3 (8-inch) round cake pans with cooking spray, and dust with 1 tablespoon flour.
✅ Step 3
Combine cocoa and chocolate in a small bowl; add boiling water, stirring until chocolate melts. Set aside.
✅ Step 4
Combine sugars, butter, and oil in a large bowl, and beat at medium speed of a mixer until well-blended (about 5 minutes). Add yogurt, extracts, and egg whites; beat well.
✅ Step 5
Lightly spoon sifted flour into dry measuring cups, and level with a knife. Combine sifted flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add flour mixture to creamed mixture alternately with buttermilk, beginning and ending with flour mixture. Beat in cocoa mixture.
✅ Step 6
Pour cake batter into prepared pans. Sharply tap pans once on counter to remove air bubbles. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool in pans 10 minutes, and remove from pans. Cool completely on wire racks.
✅ Step 7
Place 1 cake layer on a plate; spread with 1/3 cup Coconut-Pecan Frosting, and top with another cake layer. Spread with 1/3 cup frosting, and top with remaining cake layer. Spread remaining frosting over top and sides of cake. Store cake loosely covered in refrigerator.
Nutrition
Per Serving:
311 calories; calories from fat 27%; fat 9.2g; saturated fat 4.2g; mono fat 2.6g; poly fat 1.4g; protein 4.6g; carbohydrates 52.7g; fiber 0.3g; cholesterol 35mg; iron 2.2mg; sodium 186mg; calcium 111mg.
ENJOY!!