Diane's German Chocolate Cake

SUBMITTED BY: Diane Pace PHOTO BY: ALICIA

"This is much easier than your old fashioned scratch recipes and it tastes just as good."

PREP TIME	15 Min
COOK TIME	35 Min
READY IN	50 Min

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Original recipe yield: 1 -8 inch 3 layer cake

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INGREDIENTS

1 (18.25 ounce) package butter cake mix
1 (3.5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
1 cup white sugar
1 cup chopped pecans
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 egg yolks
1/2 cup butter
1 cup flaked coconut

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DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 8 inch round cake pans.
Combine the cake mix, instant vanilla pudding, cocoa, buttermilk, vegetable oil and the 3 whole eggs. Mix until blended and pour the batter into the prepared pans.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 to 25 minutes or until the cakes test done. Set cakes aside to cool.
In a medium sized sauce pan mix the evaporated milk, white sugar, 3 egg yolks and the butter. Cook over medium heat until the mixture is thick. Remove from heat and beat until partially cooled. Beat in the vanilla. Stir in the flaked coconut and the chopped pecans. Use to fill and frost cake.

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Reviewed on Aug. 13, 2003 by GHELMS

My version of this recipe was a hit! I used butter instead of oil in the cake and brown sugar instead of white sugar in the frosting. It definitely tasted homemade and everyone marveled at all the work I did to make it! ;)

15 users found this review helpful

Reviewed on Jun. 5, 2003 by MICHELLEVON

This was absolutely the best German Chocolate Cake we have ever had. My husband said it was better than his grandmother's and she was from Germany. I doubled the frosting. It's worth the time it took to make.

7 users found this review helpful

Reviewed on Aug. 13, 2003 by Stephanie

My husband requested a German Chocolate Cake for his birthday. I found this recipe and it was a hit! The frosting takes quite a while to thicken so be prepared to stand by the stove and stir for at least 25 minutes.

6 users found this review helpful

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