When I recently posted my Accidental Mocha Mousse recipe, Samantha requested this German Chocolate Cake so that she and her mother would not miss out on it during the holidays. I am more than pleased to add it to this blog, as German Chocolate Cake is a classic.
Although my boys are in a finicky stage lately, boycotting most of the things I make (even dessert!) they eagerly wolfed down this sweet, rich chocolaty cake.
German Chocolate Cake
Ingredients
- ¾ cup coconut flour, sifted
- ½ cup cacao powder
- 1 teaspoon celtic sea salt
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 10 large eggs
- 1 cup grapeseed oil or palm shortening
- 1½ cups agave nectar or honey
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- In a small bowl combine flour, cacao, salt and baking soda
- In a large bowl using an electric hand blender, blend eggs, oil, agave and vanilla
- Add dry ingredients into large bowl and continue to blend
- Oil (2) 9 inch springform pans and dust with coconut flour
- Pour batter into pans and bake at 350°F for 35-45 minutes
- Remove from oven, allow to cool completely then remove from pans
- Frost and serve
Coconut Pecan Frosting
Ingredients
- 1 cup full fat coconut milk
- 1 cup agave nectar or honey
- pinch celtic sea salt
- 5 teaspoons arrowroot powder
- 1 tablespoon water
- 1¼ cups coconut oil
- 1½ cups unsweetened shredded coconut
- 1½ cups pecans, toasted and chopped
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, heat coconut milk, agave and salt, simmer for 10 minutes
- In a small bowl, combine arrowroot and water to form a smooth paste
- Pour arrowroot mixture into saucepan
- Mix contents of saucepan with a hand blender and bring to a boil, briefly
- Remove pot from heat and very gradually blend in coconut oil
- Place pot in freezer for 30-40 minutes, until frosting solidifies and turns white
- Remove from freezer and blend again, until fluffy, then stir in shredded coconut and pecans
- Spread frosting over cake and serve
Enjoy!
Update: Please see my new Gluten Free German Chocolate Cake!
Alyx says
Im making this cake tonight for my birthday (cant wait!) im not serving the cake until tomorrow though, do i need to refridgerate it? Also any tips for the icing, to make sure itll be ok for tomorrow?
Jen says
This was freakin amazing. Enough said. The only subs I made was palm sugar for agave, and I didn’t have pecans so I used walnuts…. gasp I know. Still turned out beyond amazing and the next time I need to make a cake I will go all out with the pecans. So delicious!!! And it would have NEVER occurred to me that it was not made with white flour and sugar.
Rachel says
This is delicious. I made the New German Chocolate Cake for my birthday. My grandpa, who never eats desserts, had a whole slice. He’s in his 90’s, so that’s really impressive!
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jennifer moore says
do you think you could bake this in a bundt pan? or is it too dense to rise that far?
M. says
Hello
Thank you so much for all the recipes, your website has been a Godsend!
I was wondering though, I don’t have any cocoa powder, could milk chocolate squares be used instead? Also, will honey work in place of agave nectar? Any help you can give would be great.
Marie says
M- I regularly use honey in place of Agave and it always works well as a substitute since it’s a similar consistency.
I think you’ll definitely need to use the cocoa powder since it acts as a flour and is important to absorb the liquid in the recipe. Good luck!
Laura says
German chocolate cake is my all time favorite dessert and your recipe sounds the easiest one I ever tried. I'm good at baking specialty cakes and I've my own super hit recipes of frosting and cakes. It's a layered cake and looks awesome, my kids don't like the nutty frosting on top. So I do a caramel coating with the following:
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/3 cup water
1 1/2 cups heavy cream
elana says
Lara,
Thanks!
Elana
Lara Robinson says
Elana, when I was a kid I LOVED german chocolate cake with the coconut/pecan frosting. I didn’t think I’d ever get to eat it again, being gluten free. This looks like a great recipe, I’m going to make it for my birthday next month!! Thanks for posting it, I can’t wait to indulge!
elana says
annemarie -Great question and you may wish to post it in my forums…
Caroline -Thanks!
april -I will add that to my list of requests.
april says
elana,
do you have any peanut butter cookie recipes? my husband and i are both really craving these!
thank you!!!
-april