German Yellow Cake

Name: German Yellow Cake
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup Butter (Softened to room temperature); 2 cup Sugar; 4 Eggs; 3 cup All-purpose flour; 2 tsp Baking powder; 1/2 tsp Salt; 1/2 tsp Baking soda; 1 cup Buttermilk; 1 tsp Vanilla; 1 Egg; 2/3 cup Sugar; 2/3 cup Evaporated milk; 1/4 cup Butter; 1 dash Salt; 3 1/2 oz Coconut; 1/2 cup Chopped Pecans

Jenny Lynn @PattonIsGod

Cincinnati, Ohio

German Chocolate Cake, without the chocolate. I decided to combine my favorite type of cake with my favorite icing, and created one of best tasting cakes I've ever had. I hope you enjoy!

Jenny Lynn @PattonIsGod

Cincinnati, Ohio

German Chocolate Cake, without the chocolate. I decided to combine my favorite type of cake with my favorite icing, and created one of best tasting cakes I've ever had. I hope you enjoy!

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Ingredients

30 mins

16 servings

Yellow Cake
1 cupButter (Softened to room temperature)
2 cupSugar
4Eggs
3 cupAll-purpose flour
2 tspBaking powder
1/2 tspSalt
1/2 tspBaking soda
1 cupButtermilk
1 tspVanilla
German Chocolate Icing
1Egg
2/3 cupSugar
2/3 cupEvaporated milk
1/4 cupButter
1 dashSalt
3 1/2 ozCoconut
1/2 cupChopped Pecans

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Steps

30 mins

1

For the Yellow Cake, Preheat oven to 375°.
2

Grease and flour 2 - 9" cake pans.
3

Cream butter and sugar. Add and mix the rest of the ingredients.
4

Pour batter into cake pans. Bake in preheated oven for 25 minutes. Check cake with a toothpick for doneness.
5

If making a sheet cake, bake for 35-40 minutes.
6

For the German Chocolate Icing.
7

In saucepan, beat egg slightly. Stir in sugar, evaporated milk, salt, and butter.
8

Cook over Medium heat, for about 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thick and bubbly.
9

Stir in Coconut and Pecans. Cool.
10

When cake and icing are cooled, frost both layers of cake, on the top. Then, layer.