{"id":2564,"date":"2026-03-21T13:58:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T13:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=2564"},"modified":"2026-03-21T13:58:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T13:58:21","slug":"old-school-german-chocolate-cake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/03\/21\/old-school-german-chocolate-cake\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Old-School German Chocolate Cake"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Old-School German Chocolate Cake<\/h2>\n<h3>Ingredients<\/h3>\n<h4>For the cake:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>2 cups all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>2 cups granulated sugar<\/li>\n<li>3\/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder<\/li>\n<li>2 tsp baking soda<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp baking powder<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp salt<\/li>\n<li>2 eggs<\/li>\n<li>1 cup buttermilk<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup vegetable oil<\/li>\n<li>2 tsp vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>1 cup hot water<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>For the coconut-pecan frosting:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup evaporated milk<\/li>\n<li>1 cup brown sugar<\/li>\n<li>3 egg yolks<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup butter<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp vanilla extract<\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 cups shredded sweetened coconut<\/li>\n<li>1 cup chopped pecans<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Optional chocolate frosting (for sides):<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>1\/2 cup butter<\/li>\n<li>2\/3 cup cocoa powder<\/li>\n<li>3 cups powdered sugar<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 cup milk<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp vanilla extract<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions<\/h3>\n<h4>1. Prepare the cake:<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Preheat oven to 350\u00b0F (180\u00b0C). Grease and flour two or three round cake pans.<\/li>\n<li>In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt.<\/li>\n<li>Add eggs, buttermilk, oil, and vanilla. Beat until smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Slowly stir in hot water (the batter will be thin).<\/li>\n<li>Pour into pans and bake for 30\u201335 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Let cakes cool completely before frosting.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>2. Make the coconut-pecan frosting:<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>In a saucepan, combine evaporated milk, brown sugar, egg yolks, and butter.<\/li>\n<li>Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thickened (about 10\u201312 minutes).<\/li>\n<li>Remove from heat and stir in vanilla, coconut, and pecans.<\/li>\n<li>Let it cool until spreadable.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>3. Optional chocolate frosting:<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Melt butter and stir in cocoa powder.<\/li>\n<li>Add powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla.<\/li>\n<li>Beat until smooth and creamy.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4>4. Assemble the cake:<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Place one cake layer on a plate.<\/li>\n<li>Spread coconut-pecan frosting on top.<\/li>\n<li>Add second layer and repeat.<\/li>\n<li>(Optional) Frost the sides with chocolate frosting.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0Tips<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Let the frosting cool well so it thickens nicely.<\/li>\n<li>Toast the pecans for extra flavor<\/li>\n<li>Store in the fridge, but serve at room temperature for best taste.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Old-School German Chocolate Cake Ingredients For the cake: 2 cups all-purpose flour 2 cups granulated sugar 3\/4 cup unsweetened cocoa&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2565,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2564","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2564","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2564"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2564\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2566,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2564\/revisions\/2566"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2565"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2564"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2564"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2564"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}