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Clara's White German Chocolate Cake
Sallie
"This recipe was given to me by a dear friend, Clara, one of the best cooks I know. Decorate with Cream Cheese Frosting, or omit the coconut and pecans and decorate with German Chocolate Cake Frosting."
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Ingredients
1 h 20 m servings 546Original recipe yields 12 servings (3 - 9 inch pans)
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 3 (9 inch) pans. Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the yolks one at a time, then stir in the melted chocolate and vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk. Stir in the nuts and coconut.
- In a large glass or metal mixing bowl, beat egg whites until stiff peaks form. Fold 1/3 of the whites into the batter, then quickly fold in remaining whites until no streaks remain. Divide batter into prepared pans.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 40 to 45 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Allow to cool.
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Most helpful positive review
8/11/2008
Flavor this gets a 5 star, recipe it's a three star, so I will give it a four. There were two major recipe problems - one is that the ingredient list calls for chopped chocoloate, then the recip...
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4/18/2004
I made this for my husband's birthday since I don't have a homemade white cake recipe. It was very easy to make but we all found it rather on the sweet side and I didn't even add the coconut or...
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8/11/2008
Flavor this gets a 5 star, recipe it's a three star, so I will give it a four. There were two major recipe problems - one is that the ingredient list calls for chopped chocoloate, then the recip...
7/6/2002
This is well worth the effort. I got lots of compliments, and loved how light it was. It's a great alternative to a heavier dark chocolate version. I used cream cheese frosting in the middle,...
11/21/2007
I was a little intimidated when I read the recipe but I was up for the challenge. It was really not that difficult and it came out so good in the end. My family said it belonged in a gourmet b...
2/21/2009
I have made this cake several times and always find it to be excellent. Cakes are desserts and suppose to be sweet, just cut a smaller piece. Wonderful recipe!
11/26/2006
This is the second time I made this cake. I found the cake to be a bit on the sweet side, so the second time I cut the sugar to 1-1/2 cups and added 3 oz white chocolate. That helped. Also, I ...
4/18/2004
I made this for my husband's birthday since I don't have a homemade white cake recipe. It was very easy to make but we all found it rather on the sweet side and I didn't even add the coconut or...
10/8/2008
I love this recipe. It is now the only one I use for birthday cakes. I also use dark chocolate as well when chocolate cake is the flavor of the day:) I found the cake super moist, slightly dense...
8/7/2008
I have been searching for a rich and creamy moderately dense white cake and this is it! Try it, you won't regret it!
8/26/2005
I thought this was a great recipe. I found the batter to be super thick and the cake a little dry though.