Back كعكة الشوكولاتة الجرمنية Arabic Pastís alemany Catalan German Chocolate Cake German Pastel alemán Spanish کیک شکلاتی آلمانی Persian Gâteau au chocolat German French עוגת שוקולד גרמנית HE Գերմանական շոկոլադե տորթ Armenian German chocolate cake Italian ジャーマンケーキ Japanese
 A German chocolate cake | |
| Alternative names | German's chocolate cake |
|---|---|
| Type | Layer cake |
| Course | Dessert |
| Place of origin | United States |
| Region or state | Texas |
| Created by | Mrs. George Clay |
| Invented | 1957 |
| Main ingredients | Chocolate cake, icing (egg yolks, evaporated milk, coconut and pecan) |
German chocolate cake, originally German's chocolate cake, is a layered chocolate cake filled and topped with a coconut-pecan frosting. Originating in the United States, it was named after English-American chocolate maker Samuel German, who developed a formulation of dark baking chocolate that came to be used in the cake recipe. Sweet baking chocolate is traditionally used for the cake's flavor, but few recipes call for it today. The filling and/or topping is a custard made with egg yolks and evaporated milk; once the custard is cooked, coconut and pecans are stirred in.[1] Occasionally, a chocolate frosting is spread on the sides of the cake and piped around the circumference of the layers to hold in the filling. Maraschino cherries are occasionally added as a garnish.
- ^ Elizabeth McWhorter. "German Chocolate Cake recipe". My Home Cooking. Archived from the original on 2010-05-15. Retrieved 1 March 2013.