A real German Cake Recipe?

When I lived in Germany as a child, my mom and dad used to take us to the landlord's house. I remember the trees had no lights, but candles. She always made a cake. It wasn't sweet, but it was good. This was a home made German cake.





Does anyone have any knowledge of this cake and have a recipe.?





(My dad was Military)A real German Cake Recipe?
Try this site. I don't know what yours taste like, I wonder if it was a pound cake or coffee cake neither of which is sweet but delicious! I would think pound from that time.





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if your a chocolate lover you will enjoy this!





German Chocolate Cake


2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour


1 1/2 cups granulated sugar


1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda


1/4 teaspoon salt


1 cup butter, softened


1 cup sour cream


4 large eggs


4 ounces sweet baking chocolate, melted


1/2 cup milk


3/4 teaspoon vanilla extract


Topping


3/4 cup evaporated milk


1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed


1/2 cup butter


1 can (3 1/2 ounces) flaked coconut, or about 1 1/3 cups


1 cup chopped pecans





Grease and flour two 8-inch square baking pans.


In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, butter, sour cream, eggs, chocolate, milk, and vanilla. Beat with mixer at low speed until blended. Increase mixer to high and beat 2 minutes longer. Spoon batter into prepared pans. Bake in a preheated 350掳 oven for about 35 minutes, or until a wooden pick or cake tester inserted in center comes out clean.





Remove to racks to cool completely.





Make topping.


In a saucepan over medium heat, bring evaporated milk, brown sugar, and butter to a full boil; remove from heat. Stir in coconut and pecans. Set aside to cool to room temperature.





When cake is cool, place one layer on cake platter; spoon half of the coconut mixture onto the layer. Top with remaining cake layer and top with remaining topping.





German Chocolate Upside Down Cake





INGREDIENTS:


1 cup flaked sweetened coconut


1 cup chopped pecans


1 package (18.25 ounces) German chocolate cake mix


eggs, water, and oil as directed on package


8 ounces cream cheese, room temperature


1/2 cup butter or margarine, room temperature


1 pound confectioners' sugar, about 3 3/4 cups, unsifted








PREPARATION:


Grease and flour a 9x13x2-inch baking pan. Heat oven to 350掳.


Sprinkle coconut and pecans evenly over the bottom of the prepared pan. Prepare cake mix with the appropriate measurements of water, oil, and eggs, following the package directions.





Pour the cake batter over the coconut and pecans. Beat together the cream cheese, butter and confectioners' sugar; drop by spoonfuls over the top of cake batter. Bake for about 45 to 50 minutes. A toothpick should come out clean when inserted into the center of the cake portion.


Cool the cake in the pan on a rack. To serve, cut into individual serving-size pieces and, using a spatula or cake server, remove from the pan and turn upside-down on dessert plates.
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Ingredients:


Cake:


1/2 C boiling water


1 bar (4oz) sweet baking chocolate


1 C butter


2 C sugar


4 egg yolks


1 tsp. vanilla


2 1/2 C cake flour


1 tsp. baking soda


1/2 tsp salt


1 C buttermilk


4 egg whites stiffly beaten





Frosting:


1 C evaporated milk


1 C sugar


3 egg yolks


1/2 C butter


1 tsp vanilla


1 1/3 C flaked coconut


1 C chopped pecans





Directions:


Preheat oven 350 degrees F





Grease 3 round cake pans (8'; or 9';) line bottoms with wax paper.





Pour boiling water over chocolate and stir until melted. set aside to cool. Cream butter and sugar, add egg yolks one at a time, beating in between. On low speed blend in chocolate and vanilla.





Mix together flour, soda, and salt. Alternate mixing flour and buttermilk into batter. Fold in egg whites.





Bake for 35-40 min. (8';) or 30-35 min (9';) or unitl top of cake springs back if you poke it.





Cool completely.





In a saucepan, combine evaporated milk, sugar, yolks, butter, and vanilla until thickened. (about 12 min.) Stir in coconut and nuts.





Frost in between layers and top of cake.











dont know if this helps but it is wonder ful :)
Easy German Chocolate Cake:





50 min 30 min prep


8-10 servings 1 9x13 pan





1 German chocolate cake mix


1 can sweetened condensed milk


1 jar caramel ice cream topping


1 container Cool Whip


2/3 cup coconut


1/2 cup pecan pieces





Bake cake mix as directed.


Remove from oven.


Using a fork, poke holes all over top of cake.


pour sweentened condensed milk over cake, spread evenly.


pour carmel topping over cake, spread evenly.


refrigerate until completely cooled.


spread cool whip over top of cake.


combine coconut and pecan pieces.


Sprinkle evenly over top.
German Chocolate Sauerkraut Cake


';The sauerkraut cannot be tasted; you think you're eating coconut!';





INGREDIENTS


2/3 cup butter


1 1/3 cups white sugar


3 eggs


1 teaspoon vanilla extract


1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder


2 1/4 cups sifted all-purpose flour


1 teaspoon baking powder


3/4 teaspoon baking soda


1/4 teaspoon salt


1 1/4 cups water


2/3 cup drained and chopped sauerkraut








DIRECTIONS


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour two 8-inch pans, round or square.


Thoroughly cream together butter and sugar. Beat in eggs and vanilla.


Sift together cocoa, flour, baking powder, soda, and salt, and add alternately with water to egg mixture. Stir in the sauerkraut. Pour batter into prepared pans.


Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes or until a wooden pick comes out clean. Frost with your favorite chocolate or white frosting.