German chocolate cake
Description
Delicious baked treat for the whole family. Preparing this cake will take a bit of effort. First, prepare the batter for the cake layers. Melt chocolate with coffee, cocoa, and a small amount of water. Beat part of the butter with sugar, brown sugar, vanilla extract, and 2 eggs. Add the chocolate mixture, flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, and yogurt to the batter, continuing to beat without stopping. Bake the cake layers from the batter. For the frosting, beat egg whites with lemon acid and sugar, then add syrup, butter, and cocoa. Spread each cake layer with chocolate frosting and also cover the entire cake on all sides. Sprinkle with coconut flakes, chill in the refrigerator for a couple of hours, and then serve. The baked good is ready. Serve at the table.
Instructions
- 1
Step 1
Combine chocolate, coffee, 2 tablespoons of cocoa, and half a cup of water in a saucepan.
- 2
Step 2
Heat, stirring, until completely dissolved. Then cool to room temperature.
- 3
Step 3
Beat 100 grams of butter and 100 grams of sugar, as well as brown sugar, into a fluffy mixture. Add vanilla and 2 eggs.
- 4
Step 4
And, while continuing to whisk, pour in the chocolate, then add the flour, baking powder, salt, baking soda, and yogurt.
- 5
Step 5
Pour the dough into two round pans and bake in the oven for 25 minutes at 180 degrees. Cool the baked layers and cut each one in half.
- 6
Step 6
Boil a syrup from 100 grams of sugar and a quarter cup of water. Beat the whites of 4 eggs with lemon acid and 50 grams of sugar until stiff. Without stopping the beating, gradually pour in the hot syrup and add 350 grams of butter in parts. Continue beating for another 5-7 minutes, then add 6 tablespoons of cocoa at the end.
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Step 7
Spread each cake layer with chocolate cream, and also cover the entire cake with cream on all sides. Sprinkle with coconut flakes, chill in the refrigerator for a couple of hours, and then serve.