Posted on 06/11/2017 1:52:51 PM PDT by heterosupremacist
Although the name may sound like the cake originated in Germany, it did not. The cake’s roots can be traced back to 1852 when American, Sam German, made a type of dark baking chocolate for the American Baker’s Chocolate Company. Baker’s German’s Sweet Chocolate’s brand was named in honor of Sam German.
Over 100 years later in 1957, a recipe for “German’s Chocolate Cake” appeared as the Recipe of the Day in the Dallas Morning Star.
This recipe, created by Mrs. George Clay, used the Baker’s German’s Sweet Chocolate, and it became quite popular. During this time, General Foods owned the Baker’s brand and distributed Mrs. Clay’s recipe to other newspapers around the country. The current name of German Chocolate Cake, as we know it today, came to be as publications started dropping the ‘s.
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My 90 year old Grandmother makes a fantastic German sweet chocolate cake.
This is my favorite cake. My Mom used to make me one for my birthday but would substitute almonds for the walnuts.
In Germany I’ve tasted a German chocolate cake with sour cherries mixed in the batter. Very tasty. I’ve tried it with canned sour cherries. I let the cherries drain overnight to remove most of the moisture.
I hate coconut. Always.
German Chocolate Fruit Cake?
Today I made two to share with my Sunday School class, to help celebrate my birthday today!
I've made one for my daughter for years for her b'day as she loved it so much but didn't know it was celebrated on my birthday, June 11 (which always used to be "Children's Day")
German Chocolate Cake was invented in Dallas TX (not Germany). Mrs George Clay’s house at 3831 Academy Drive in Dallas is south of I-30 a few miles east of Fair Park.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_chocolate_cake
German Mocha Torte
Note: If using freeze dried coffee in frosting, first press it through a fine strainer.
BATTER ING cup cake flour – sifted 1 cup sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 6 eggs – separated 1/4 cup boiling water with 2 teaspoons instant coffee 2 teaspoons vanilla
FROSTING ING 1 1/2 pint heavy whipping cream 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 teaspoon almond extract 2 to 3 tablespoons confectioners sugar 2 tablespoons instant coffee – see note 1 (5.5 oz can Hershey’s Syrup (or 1/2 cup) PREP Line the bottom of a 9 or 10 inch spring form pan with wax paper.
BATTER Beat egg yolks and sugar for 5 minutes. Add hot coffee mixture and beat for 5 more minutes. Beat egg whites until stiff but not dry. Resift the flour with the baking powder and add by spoonfuls into the yolk mixture. Fold egg whites into yolk mixture, making sure there are no lumps. Add vanilla extract and mix. Bake in pan 325 deg 45-50 min.
Cool and slice into two or three layers.
FINAL Spread frosting on layers. frost top and sides. May be foiled loosely and frozen.
FROSTING Beat the cream until it’s almost stiff. Slowly add sugar, coffee, vanilla and almond extracts. Add the chocolate syrup and beat slowly. Be care not to over beat. If not sweet enough add 1 to 2 more tablespoons confections sugar.
Agree with your evaluation of cherry flavor. A hint. Do some research on Kirsch. It is essentially German cherry vodka. Because the alcohol blows off as it does at lower temps very very different texture. Sometimes (always) you add Kirsch to the end product. ;-)
My favorite nut is Almonds. I’ve never tried it with pecan. On the Left Coast pecans aren’t as popular as in the SE USA in my opinion. Not that there’s anything wrong with pecans, I just never really ate them growing up.
mmmhmmm Kirsch is always in the cupboard. My fave. I’ve used it in the frosting, I use a white frosting, powdered sugar, Kirsch and sour cream.
Und vee haffen der vays to mekken du celebrate!
Same for my mom in the past, now 88.
She eventually got in the habit of making one every Christmas, and relegated the pies to Thanksgiving.
Well, Happy Birthday!
Ohhh, not getting to eat pecans as a kid - isn’t that child abuse? I mean who can you sue???
Blessings to you.
Yum....might go a bake one tonight.
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