German Chocolate Cake

Sally's Baking Addiction also has a good recipe for German Chocolate Cake:
https://sallysbakingaddiction.com/german-chocolate-cake/

I skipped the buttercream frosting. The cake is already sweet enough.

I liked the cake--it's a dense chocolate cake--so good!

Cake

1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder

1 3/4 cups sugar

2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp salt

2 tsp espresso powder

1/2 cup canola or vegetable oil

2 large eggs, at room temperature

3/4 cup full fat sour cream, at room temperature

1/2 cup buttermilk, at room temperature (substitute with 1/2 tsp lemon juice and milk)

2 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 cup hot water or coffee

Preheat over to 350 degrees. Line two 9-inch round cake pans with parchment paper.

Mix dry ingredients. Mix wet ingredients except hot water or coffee. Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients and stir. Add hot water or coffee and mix well. Pour evenly into cake pans.

Bake for 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in middle comes out clean. Cool.

Coconut Pecan Filling

1/2 cup unsalted butter

1 cup packed brown sugar

8 oz evaporated milk

1 tsp vanilla extract

2 cups sweetened shredded coconut

1 cup chopped pecans, toasted

While cake is baking, make filling. Melt butter and add brown sugar and milk over medium heat. Stir occasionally until boiling then whisk constant for 5 minutes until mixture is thickened. Add vanilla, coconut and pecans and stir until combined. Cool. It will thicken as it cools. Stir before filling.

Assembly

Remove cakes from pans. Place 1st layer on plate right side up and spoon half of the filling mixture on top. Smooth. Place 2nd layer of cake upside down and spoon remaining filling on top.

Refrigerate at least 45 minutes before slicing or it might fall apart.

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