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German Chocolate Cake

October 17, 2010 By Naomi Robinson | Bakers Royale 38 Comments

Mini German Chocolate Cakes ~ Like Levis to jeans, German Chocolate Cake is an American classic when it comes to cakes.

German Chocolate Cake

Mini German Chocolate Cake

Small in size, large in flavor and forever popular in my house, I decided to flip the standard  German Chocolate Cake into minis.

Yes, I know I’m a mini fanatic. Although a little more work than making one cake or cupcakes, I much prefer mini cakes for their curb appeal. Aside from that, I like the even bite of filling and frosting rather than the gob of sugar sweetness on the top of a cupcake. I also prefer serving a fully decorated mini cake rather than a slice. Call me a nutcase, I call it packaging. I’m a sucker for well designed packaging and that includes cakes.

A few notes:

  • I adapted David Lebovitz’s recipe and changed the filling recipe to include cream of coconut for flavor and added more pecans and coconut to balance out the texture.
  • I left the sides bare for a more deconstructed look.  With that, I changed the original chocolate frosting to an easy three ingredient version. This pared down chocolate frosting is perfect for a simple top layer pour.
  • Unfilled mini cakes can be made two days in advance and kept on the counter in an airtight container.
  • If you decide not to make mini’s, use a 9 inch cake pan.

Mini German Chocolate Cakes

Yields 24 2×2 Mini cakes

Chocolate Cake

*Preparation:  Butter each cake ring and place on parchment lined cookie sheet or butter one 9 inch cake pan and line with parchment. Preheat the oven to 350°.

Ingredients:

Cake:

  • 2 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate chopped
  • 2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
  • 6 tablespoons water
  • 8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter, at room temperature
  • 1 ¼ cup + ¼ cup sugar
  • 4 large eggs, separated
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup buttermilk, at room temperature
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Filling:

  • 11/4 cup heavy cream
  • 1/2 cup of cream of coconut
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 large egg yolks
  • 3 ounces butter, cut into small pieces
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 cup pecans, toasted and finely chopped
  • 2 cups unsweetened coconut, toasted

Syrup:

  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 3 tablespoons dark rum

Chocolate Sauce:

  • 4 oz. of semi-sweet chocolate, chopped
  • 4 tablespoon of unsalted butter
  • 1 tablespoon light corn syrup

Instructions:

Cake:

  1. Melt both chocolates together with the 6 tablespoons of water. Use either a double-boiler or a microwave. Stir until smooth, then set aside until room temperature.
  2. In the bowl of an electric mixer, or by hand, beat the butter and 1 ¼ cup of the sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Beat in the melted chocolate, then the egg yolks, one at a time.
  3. Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
  4. Mix in half of the dry ingredients into the creamed butter mixture, then the buttermilk and the vanilla extract, then the rest of the dry ingredients.
  5. In a separate metal or glass bowl, beat the egg whites until they hold soft, droopy peaks. Beat in the ¼ cup of sugar until stiff.
  6. Fold about one-third of the egg whites into the cake batter to lighten it, then fold in the remaining egg whites just until there’s no trace of egg white visible.
  7. Divide the batter into the 2 prepared cake pans, smooth the tops, and bake for about 45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
  8. Cool cake layers completely.

While the cakes are baking and cooling, make the filling, syrup, and icing.

Filling:

  1. Add the cream, cream of coconut, sugar, and egg yolks in a medium saucepan.
  2. Add the 3 ounces butter, salt, toasted coconut, and pecan pieces in a large bowl. Set aside.
  3. Heat the cream mixture and cook, stirring constantly making sure to scrape the bottom as you stir. Cook until the mixture begins to thicken and coats the spoon (an instant-read thermometer will read 170°.)
  4. Pour the hot mixture immediately into the pecan-coconut mixture bowl and stir until the butter is melted. Cool completely to room temperature. Filling will thicken will upon standing.

Syrup:

  1. In a small saucepan, heat the sugar and water until the sugar has melted. Remove from heat, let cool for 3 minutes and stir in the dark rum.

Chocolate Sauce:

1. Add chopped chocolate and butter in a heat proof bowl and place over water (not on water) and stir occasionally. Remove from heat when chocolate  and butter is melted and combined. Allow to cool until chocolate is cool when a dab is placed on your lip, about 5-8 minutes. Add corn syrup and stir.

Assembly:

  1. Cut mini cakes into 4 layers with each being an 1/8 inch thick. Brush each layer with syrup.
  2. Spead one teaspoon of filling on the top of bottom layer, place another layer and repeat filling layer until each layer is filled except the top.
  3. Pour chocolate on top and place a few chopped pecan pieces to finish.

Adapted from David Lebovitz

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Comments

  1. Rhonda ( The Dainty Baker) says

    October 18, 2010 at 3:28 am

    hehehe these are just too cute!! I’m a sucker for pretty packaging too!!

  2. Julie @ Willow Bird Baking says

    October 18, 2010 at 4:20 am

    So, so cute, as always! You know I love the minis!!

  3. Hanna says

    October 18, 2010 at 6:07 am

    that looks delicious!! And they look so cute!

    http://style-in-sight.blogspot.com

  4. Paula says

    October 18, 2010 at 7:23 am

    soooo beautiful!

    Paula

  5. Michelle Torres says

    October 18, 2010 at 4:19 am

    Oh My Goodness!!!! These are so stinking adorable, and further more, they look like they would taste so delish!!!!! Oh I must give this recipe a try!!! Thanks for so much inspiration!!!!

  6. Jenny says

    October 18, 2010 at 12:21 pm

    Those are elegant and yummy looking all at the same time!

  7. Patricia Scarpin says

    October 18, 2010 at 12:35 pm

    I’m a sucker for all things mini too and I’m absolutely smitten with these cakes! So adorable!

  8. Su-yin says

    October 18, 2010 at 12:48 pm

    Nothing wrong with mini at all! Was initially trying to figure out what the filling was, strangely enough I thought it was onions! 😛 Huge sigh of relief when I saw it was actually coconut, heh.

  9. bigFATcook says

    October 18, 2010 at 1:06 pm

    Heyy!! These are so cute!! Good idea!!

    Greets from BFC!!!

  10. Jennifer @ Maple n Cornbread says

    October 18, 2010 at 1:18 pm

    These are so so cute and perfect!!!

  11. Cookbook Queen says

    October 18, 2010 at 1:55 pm

    I am also a sucker for packaging. I just like stuff that is cute, I can’t help it.

    These look so great!!!

  12. Lea McIntosh @ Nesting Newbies says

    October 18, 2010 at 3:08 pm

    These look PERFECT! {and delicious} 🙂

    -Lea McIntosh

  13. briarrose says

    October 18, 2010 at 4:57 pm

    Lovely. I could not resist one of those. 😉

  14. Amanda says

    October 18, 2010 at 5:03 pm

    Yum, yum, yum! I love german chocolate cake and these look so delicious. Your desserts always look amazing!

  15. Heidi says

    October 18, 2010 at 6:04 pm

    Yum! Yum! Yum!

    I totally have to agree with you about the appeal of minis over cupcakes. The frosting/filling ration to cake is so important and cupcakes always leave a little disappointed.

  16. Lisa says

    October 18, 2010 at 11:25 pm

    I totally agree Naomi! Mini anything are better to eat and they are pretty (= Portable and delicious. Some even say its great for portion control, I say HA whatever, i’ll end up eating them all hehe

  17. Lauren @ Crave. Indulge. Satisfy. says

    October 19, 2010 at 1:57 am

    Oh my gosh, these are too cute! I made my husband a German chocolate cake last month for his birthday, I just showed him your mini cakes and he loves them!

  18. Joyti says

    October 19, 2010 at 2:34 am

    Oo, I love anything mini. And the boy loves German Chocolate cake. And so, I think I’ll have to make these.
    Also, gorgeous presentation…I love how the chocolate sauce is just slightly dripping down the side. Great shots.

  19. Lynne @ CookandBeMerry says

    October 19, 2010 at 7:39 am

    I love mini deserts, too. Little cute things that are just a couple of bites. Your photos are mouthwatering and inspirational. Thanks for this yummy recipe.

  20. Lisa says

    October 19, 2010 at 5:02 pm

    Wow, I would love to eat one of those. I think the cake looks much more impressive in mini size like this. Plus, there is just nothing better than having your own little cake on your plate. Thanks for visiting my blog.

  21. Mary says

    October 19, 2010 at 6:39 pm

    These look delicious! I am loving all your mini cakes. Where did you get a mini cake pan? Thanks.

  22. Naomi says

    October 19, 2010 at 6:49 pm

    Hi Mary,

    I used cake rings on this, but you can also use Chicago’s Metallic Mini Cheesecake pan if you have one. If you don’t have one you can find one at Sur La Table, William Sonoma or Amazon.

    Naomi

  23. Megan says

    October 19, 2010 at 9:04 pm

    Miniature always makes food 10 x better, fun, yummy…and gives me the ability to eat way more than I should. 🙂 I love these! They are beautiful and look mouth-watering-ly delicious.

  24. Barbara Bakes says

    October 19, 2010 at 11:31 pm

    Your mini cakes are fabulous. Perfect for everyday or an elegant event.

  25. Roguegirl says

    October 20, 2010 at 5:16 am

    Hey 🙂
    Remember your Pumpkin Brownie Bites and that I said, I would try to bake them?
    Well, I did it (ok, I made normal Brownie Bars) and it was gorgeus! They were so delicious that I ate a whole bunch of it all by myself.
    Thanks for sharing the recipe 🙂
    And these mini cakes look great, too. You really have a knack in creating miniature baking wonders.
    So, gotte leave now, best wishes from Germany /wave

  26. Naomi says

    October 21, 2010 at 5:24 am

    Hi Roguegirl,

    I’m so glad to hear that! Thanks for coming back to let me know.

    Naomi

  27. Tracy says

    October 21, 2010 at 2:19 pm

    These look SO good! Perfectly elegant too!

  28. Eliana says

    October 21, 2010 at 8:32 pm

    I love all things mini. They are an excuse to eat more deliciousness! hehe

  29. ashley says

    September 29, 2011 at 3:46 pm

    where did you get your mini cake pan from?? what does it look like?! these are so adorable! and my love loves german chocolate cake

  30. Karen says

    August 14, 2013 at 8:16 am

    Hello! Made these today, they came out great! Not too sweet and I love it when the mini cake soaks syrup… I used dark and unsweetened chocolate for the cake and added 1/2 cup Dutch-processed cocoa powder. My mini cakes came out soft and crumbly but the syrup made everything moist and a bit compact and easy to cut in the middle. Thank you for sharing this recipe!

  31. sheeba says

    October 18, 2013 at 3:00 am

    Hi! ur cake looks awesome and yummy!!! what can we substitute pecans with?

  32. CindyB says

    November 6, 2013 at 5:35 pm

    Couldn’t you just bake the cake in washed and dried and “pammed” cans? My Mom used to bake apple bread in soup cans and it came out perfectly and you could slice it.

    Just wondering if that would work….

  33. Nicole says

    April 7, 2014 at 6:05 pm

    What size of cake rings do you use and how long do you bake for when you make minis?

  34. Benita says

    June 5, 2014 at 2:13 pm

    I have the same question as the last person…What size of cake rings and how long do you bake them for when you make minis? Where do you get cake rings?

  35. ayudiahrespatih says

    July 27, 2015 at 4:53 pm

    This is drool..worthy…. I can only imagine how delicious…it is..

  36. Nicole S Locastro says

    July 11, 2020 at 4:23 pm

    What size pans did you use for these mini? Or did you bake them in regular round cake pans and then cut out small/mini rounds?

  37. Naomi Robinson | Bakers Royale says

    August 18, 2020 at 3:50 pm

    I used Chicago Metallic Mini Cheesecake Pans.

  38. Ronak Meheta says

    July 19, 2022 at 3:53 am

    These look delectable! I adore all of your mini cakes. What store did you get your mini cake pan from? Thanks.

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