German Chocolate Cake From Magnolia Bakery Recipes

GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. In large bowl, combine cake mix, water, 3 eggs, oil and 1/3 cup sweetened condensed milk. Beat on low speed until moistened, then beat on high speed 2 minutes.
• Pour into well-greased and floured 13 x 9-inch baking pan. Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until wooden toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
• In small saucepan, combine remaining sweetened condensed milk, egg yolk and butter. Over medium heat, cook and stir until thickened, about 6 minutes. Add pecans, coconut and vanilla; spread over warm cake. Store leftovers covered in refrigerator.

GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350°F. Spray the bottoms and sides of three 8-inch or two 9-inch round cake pans with the cooking spray. Cut three 8-inch or two 9-inch rounds of cooking parchment paper. Line bottoms of pans with the paper.
• Coarsely chop the chocolate. In a 1-quart saucepan, heat the chocolate and water over low heat, stirring frequently, until chocolate is completely melted; remove from heat and cool.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, stir the flour, baking soda and salt until mixed; set aside. In another medium bowl, beat 2 cups sugar and 1 cup butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy; set aside.
• On medium speed, beat 1 egg yolk at a time into the sugar mixture until mixed. On low speed, beat in the melted chocolate and 1 teaspoon vanilla. On low speed, beat in 1/2 of the flour mixture just until smooth, then beat in 1/2 of the buttermilk just until smooth. Repeat beating in flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk just until smooth.
• Wash and dry mixer beaters. In a small bowl, beat the eggs whites on high speed until beaten eggs whites form stiff peaks when beaters are lifted. Add egg whites to the batter; to fold in, use a rubber spatula to cut down vertically through the batter, then slide the spatula across the bottom of the bowl and up the side, turning batter over. Rotate the bowl 1/4 turn, and repeat this down-across-up motion. Continue folding until batter and egg whites are blended.
• Pour batter into pans; use a rubber spatula to scrape batter from bowl, spread batter evenly in pans and smooth top of batter. (If batter is not divided evenly, spoon batter from one pan to another.) Refrigerate batter in third pan if not all pans will fit in oven at one time; bake third pan separately.
• Bake 8-inch pans 35 to 40 minutes, 9-inch pans 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool cakes in pans 10 minutes. To remove cake from pan, invert onto cooling rack, then invert right side up on second cooling rack. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In a 2-quart saucepan, stir the 3 egg yolks, 1 cup sugar, 1/2 cup butter, the evaporated milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla until well mixed. Cook over medium heat about 12 minutes, stirring frequently, until thick and bubbly. Stir in the coconut and pecans. Cool about 30 minutes, beating occasionally with a spoon, until mixture is spreadable.
• Place 1 cake layer, rounded side down, on a cake plate; using a metal spatula, spread 1/3 of the filling over the layer. Add second layer, rounded side down; spread with 1/3 of the filling. Add third layer, rounded side up; spread with remaining filling, leaving side of cake unfrosted. Store cake covered in the refrigerator.

MAGNOLIA BAKERY CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• To melt the chocolate, place in a double boiler over simmering water on low heat for 5-10 minutes (about; stir occasionally until completely smooth and no pieces remain; remove from heat and let cool 5-15 minutes or until lukewarm.
• Line two 12-cup muffin tins with cupcake papers; set aside.
• In a bowl, sift the flour and baking soda together; set aside.
• In a big mixing bowl, cream the butter, using an electric mixer on MEDIUM speed, until smooth.
• Add the sugars and beat for about 3 minutes or until fluffy.
• Add the eggs, one at a time, beat well after each addition.
• Add the chocolate, mixing until well incorporated.
• Add the dry ingredients, in three parts, alternating with the buttermilk and vanilla.
• With each addition, beat until ingredients are incorporated but do not overmix.
• Scrape down the batter from the sides of the bowl, using a rubber spatula, to make sure the ingredients are well blended and the batter is smooth.
• Carefully spoon batter into cupcake liners; fill 3/4 full.
• Bake in a 350° oven for 20-25 minutes or until pick comes out clean.
• Cool in tins for 15 minutes.
• Remove from tins and cool completely on a wire rack.
• Ice when completely cool.

GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE - FROM MAGNOLIA BAKERY

Steps:

• * Preheat oven to 350. * Grease and flour 3 9x2 inch round cake pans, then line bottoms with wax paper. * In a small saucepan over low heat, combine the chocolate with the water, stirring to melt the chocolate, and blend well. Set aside and cool for 10 minutes. * Meanwhile, in a medium sized bowl, sift together the flour, the baking soda, and the salt. Set aside. * In a small bowl, lightly beat the egg yolks, about 1 minute. * In a large bowl, on the medium speed of an electric mixer, cream the butter and the sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes. * Add the egg yolks, beating until well combined. * Add the chocolate mixture and the vanilla extract. * Add the dry ingredients in thirds, alternating with he buttermilk, beating after each addition, until smooth. * In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites on the high speed of an electric mixer until soft peaks form. Gently fold into batter. * Divide batter among the prepared pans. * Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a cake tester comes out clean. Be careful not to over bake, as this cake has a different, lighter texture than most. * Let cake cool in pans for 10 minutes. * Remove from pans and cool completely on wire rack. * In a large saucepan, beat together the evaporated milk and the egg yolks. * Stir in the sugar, the butter , and the vanilla extract. * Stir over medium heat about 15-18 minutes or until thickened and bubbly and golden in color. Remove from heat. * Stir in the coconut and pecans. * Transfer to a large bowl and cool until room temperature and of good spreading consistency (about 2 hours.) * When cake has cooled, spread frosting between layers and over top of cake.