BEST German Chocolate Cake Recipe

[@johnrichey7494]

I always explain to people that German chocolate cake was not named after the country, but was named after a man named German, and Baker’s chocolate wasn’t named after the occupation, but was named after a man named Baker. I love stories about words as much as I love John’s teaching videos.

[@cansuozbey8267]

I am from germany an clicking on this video I wondered why I don‘t know about this cake.. now I know😁

[@greosex]

​@@cansuozbey8267, same here! 😂

[@medusaslair13]

My sister's birthday was yesterday, and she requested a German Chocolate cake. I tried this recipe, and it was so good! The consistency of the cake was perfect. My nephew said it was the best cake he had ever eaten (in all of his 7 years of experience lol). Needless to say, I binged on your videos, and I can't wait to make more of your recipes!

[@elizabethscott354]

My Mother always made this cake for our birthdays (6kids)... and you got it right - we're Texans! Thanks for the memories, Mom! RIP

[@ATUM-Ra822]

I made this, never made a cake before, and it blew my mind 😂 I ate the whole cake I don’t feel bad because this was the best cake I ever had 😂😂😂 thank you from a first time baker

[@jayneschwalger7554]

Love that you ate the whole cake 🎉

[@reparativetherapycenter714]

John, I just made my first ever cake in my life and I made your German Choc. cake...it was amazing. I was stunned how doable cooking can be. Thank you. Your videos are excellent.

[@loripretti843]

There is nothing better than a Great Grean Chocolate Cake!!! I love it!!! God Bless Us All!!!

[@mhpremixesedits2342]

Looove it. Though as a german i never saw this cake 😂. Ahhh Samuel German 😅😅😅

[@2Lenila]

Same here! 😂

[@ashton4847]

If I remember right it's called german chocolate cake not because it's from Germany but rather because there use to be a 'german chocolate' brand of chocolate that was once popular in the US and the recipe was started by that brand

[@tsilbaugh5314]

This is so amazing looking! I’m gonna try it!

[@2Lenila]

@@ashton4847 I guess you're right. Tbh I commented before I watched the full video soo 😅

[@ToolCraze]

lol he literally mentions all of this at the beginning of the video

[@cynthiashlosser-hogan3628]

Glad to see no cake pan strips! I made your recipe twice, first no cake strips and the cake was perfect. The second time with the strips the cake was dense like a brownie.

[@pamw8102]

People used to rave about my grandmas German chocolate cake and begged for the recipe. She would giggle and say, I got it off the Baker’s Chocolate wrapper. 😂

[@Morn2moon]

This is my specialty. My kids LOVE IT💜💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@OreoChocolate-l7r]

Mini cakes with fruit look so delicious! 🍓✨

[@cavalcadeoffood]

Thanks for showing all the little details of the recipe, John. I always learn something - love your videos!

[@karengollihugh4145]

I made it and it is amazing! I’m not a chocolate cake fan but this is different than chocolate. It’s lighter. Moist and fluffy. Thank you!

[@DavidHall-ge6nn]

This is Hubby's favorite cake and it's his birthday week. Your timing is perfect!

[@sarahhancock848]

My husband loves it too! His birthday was a few days ago, but he didn't have a cake.... I might just have to sneakily make this for him. 😊

[@tbyrd5937]

My aunt made this and it was the best GCC I’ve ever had. I had to have the recipe and she said “Preppy Kitchen”. The caption is right, it is THE best!

[@Davis.Cahill]

New camera?! This quality is incredible and I'm sad if it was my fault I ever missed out. Please keep doing what you're doing! I send most of your recipes to my sister who loves to bake and wants all the inspiration. Much love!

[@carinas6115]

Love your enthusiasm when making videos and your attention to detail!

[@cattoesss]

right!! his videos are just so comforting !

[@wm-nu1yf]

Cake looks good, but can't do coconut. I love the flavor of it, but the texture of shredded coconut makes me feel like I'm eating grass clippings.

[@morbidmorgan4049]

On the website it says you need brown sugar for the frosting but in the video you don’t use it at all… 😅 what is it?!?

[@L.P.G.767]

It was for his friend so maybe they have a preference. But brown sugar is life!! Lol

[@hrdbody19]

I love this channel so much. You never miss

[@veronicajean3612]

I was the child that requested this for my birthday cake. Graduated from choclate cake with seven minute frowting. Mom thank you

[@gloriashaeffer9117]

i used to bake this cake back in the 1960s whe ever we had a pot luck i took one and it was always a hit

[@kathrynelkin1519]

Is this a re-post of your German Chocolate cake video that was shown more than a year ago? If not what is different from the previous one?

[@Cherry01449]

Was posted 5 years ago..I'm also looking for the differences 😅

[@joeyrobison6629]

My guess is that it's his favorite cake and he wanted to make a new video in his new kitchen on the East Coast.

[@Cherry01449]

@@joeyrobison6629 could be. Cause I found no difference while watching both 😊

[@glendaharding4884]

Oh my, double the frosting, absolutely in my book!! This has always been my favorite cake for my birthday, i just had one and I am treating myself to your recipe!! Thank you John!

[@MaritaCovarrubias01]

Thank you, John. I never trust a German chocolate recipe that doesn’t use Baker’s brand chocolate. There’s something very distinct about it in association with this particular cake.

[@margarettaft2944]

I wish the ingredients subtitles stayed on the screen long enough for me to read easily

[@ohvienna1907]

When I was growing up in Northern Colorado, the local supermarket chain sold German chocolate danish pastries! They were our favorite weekend breakfast treat. I haven't seen them in years...John, it seems like the perfect thing for you to try your hand at to develop a recipe?

[@CrossCreativeMindsConsulting]

Hi John, I've always used your other recipie posted a few years ago (chef's kiss btw). How is this one different?

[@Cherry01449]

I was wondering same...will have to go re-watch it to find any differences 😅 was 5 years ago

[@SisterSheila]

I just love your recipes and the way you cook.❤❤❤

[@Cavila-nm2jo]

Omg, this looks so delicious!! Can’t wait to try it. I love ALL your recipes.

[@janethickett9423]

Love your recipes. Can’t wait for your new book to come out. 😊

[@LC-zd7ds]

I really appreciate your tutorials, been following for a while but have finally subscribed! I now understand why you explain things so well because you were once a math & science teacher. The step by step guide, small hints and tips, clear voice … it’s all appreciated! Thank you ☺️

[@spiftable]

Is it me or is this post a repeat?

[@chefcherry-cx5th]

Yes

[@AnakinSkywalker-mm3gi]

Your first German Chocolate Cake was delicious! Can you top it with this new recipe?

[@coldsuncrowfeet]

Ew

[@CrisCrossPhx]

German chocolate cake is my absolute favorite, despite the fact that I do not like coconut (go figure). Today is my birthday, my family lives in another city and my room mate is out of town, so it’s just me and my pups. So, I’m going to make this cake for myself. I used John’s recipe last year and by far, hands down, it is the best German chocolate cake I’ve ever had. Thank you John. My best to you and your beautiful little family!

[@Aiko2-26-9]

You used to always use cake strips when baking the layers. Now you seem to skip that. Is there a reason?

[@mmakomanyatja5213]

Love it my friend wow many thanks always bless with your family really appreciate everything you do

[@joeyrobison6629]

I grew up 5 miles from Mrs. Clay's house on Academy Drive in Dallas. I never knew it until the story of the origin of this cake came out on the internet. I do know it was our family favorite and the men in the family requested it for their birthday every year. Another coincidence is that I was born in 1957, the year this recipe was published in the Dallas Morning News. The recipe became so popular, The Baker's company started printing it on the label of their product.

[@cjgeminitarot6836]

My partner asked me to make this for him for his birthday this month, and you post this? It’s meant to be❤

[@Maplebacon56]

Sexy cake as always, I’m guessing you managed to use up that huge block of chocolate you had great video as always

[@mimosveta]

in before "I'm from germany, and I've never heard of this cake" comments >

[@samhall988]

this was one of the first cakes my mom taught me to make 40plus years ago, your recipe is perfect. The one thing I do is toast half of the coconut for a few minutes. it makes the frosting even more toffee like

[@VarshaDV-r2e]

270 grams all purpose flour 😸 Cocoa powder 🙇 Baking powder 🥸 Baking soda 🍠 Salt 👤 Butter 🦴 350 grams granulated sugar 🙈 4 eggs 🐐 Vanilla 🪶 Melted chocolate 🤕 Pour the batter into the cake pan 💦 Bake the cakes for about 20 minutes 💋 Pecans🎃 720ml evaporated milk 😈 600 grams granulated sugar 🌜 Egg yolks 🤥 340 grams unsalted butter 🤱 Salt 💩 200-300 grams sweetened coconut 😈 Vanilla 🌝

[@mariangelicaromeroq.4747]

Hey there! I’m learning English, so I didn’t understand the cake pan sizes, can you help me?

[@ministryofdressing]

I made it today and it is sooooo delicious and soft and fluffy and lovely ! Everyone loved it ! Thank you very much for the recipe!!!!🎉

[@oyiwoduonjefu5401]

Hi, please could you make white chocolate cupcakes next?

[@zacqueen]

I used only 200 grams of sugar instead of 350 grams in the recipe, and the sweetness is just right.

[@buffy2875]

I live in Dallas and the Dallas Morning News repetaed printing the recipie for this in the 90's I still have it , this is my favorite cake .

[@amirgeorge4833]

Great teacher

[@beemartan9028]

Can't wait to try this amazing recipe. Where can I find that rustic bowl? I love it!

[@patrickdoak7813]

This was always my dad's birthday cake! So good!

[@patcrean436]

Ok, if we watched you cut and taste it, does that mean you took it to your friend's house with a piece missing??? 😂

[@graffic13]

Sub yellow cake add cream cheese frosting and pecans it's a german blondie cake ... i like it better than germ choc.

[@Rooz505]

Wowwww so yummy 😋

[@110292rv]

Hello, is it possible to Substitute the all purpose flour for gluten free flour? And if so, does it change the recipe’s flour quantity ?

[@julielopresti324]

I could probably watch and listen to you bake all day. How do you stay so slim.

[@reetighosh3776]

Do you have any eggless baking recipies?

[@bigbillmontgomeryjr2346]

Did you know that german chocolate cake got its name because it is very popular in Germany, where it was invented.

[@ta9891]

Hi John, do you have any suggestion for a substitute for buttermilk or how to make something simmiliar?😄

[@mariaquintero1651]

Milk with lemon Juice

[@joeyrobison6629]

Stir in 1 tablespoon vinegar or lemon juice to 1 cup of whole milk. Let it sit for a few minutes.

[@lt7226]

Funny story. We were in Germany for 4 years. I made German chocolate cake for our German friends... they loved it but never heard of German chocolate cake before. 😅😅😅

[@roumelleaton1368]

My absolute favorite cake! Looks delicious! 😋

[@abstutheit]

How did the layers come out so flat without the cake strips?

[@Cherry01449]

13:55 I see stripes on the cake, I guess he put them upside down to cool down after baking. :) that can flatten the cake

[@stalopapaioannou6415]

I am.going take this recipe the soonest .I just did not follow where the evaporated milk is used.

[@gravypawz]

Hi John! Love this recipe:) Question.. do you have a sesame seed bun recipe by chance? I'm wanting to make burgers for my boyfriends birthday. Thanks!

[@DianaLeighWarner]

I thought you were bringing this to your friends house???? Haha you ate it 😂😂

[@constantj2132]

I couldn't help but notice that the cake you showed us with a little more full than the ❤ finished product LOL I would have devoured either though

[@jessestewart169]

Your the best son. 👌

[@Barbara.P7]

Hahaha! Lovely! So sympathetic 🤣 (Actually is Texan)🤣🤣🤣

[@FoodHow]

Oh boy, I tried baking a similar cake on my channel, but yours totally stole the spotlight! My attempt? Well, let's just say it resembled more of a goofy monster than a masterpiece - complete disaster! Looks like it's time for a do-over and a fresh video🤫

[@Andrea-vk6qc]

I love your recipes!! They’re always so good 💚

[@jeremystrickland6300]

Peppy Kitchen Tube you Tube Tomorrow ❤😊📸📷

[@FuchsDanin]

Congrats on 60fps, looks great and we noticed almost immediately.

[@امعبدالعزيزامعبدالعزيز-ب6م]

No brawn sugar ?

[@andrewleeadkins93]

I’m so glad to see the real German chocolate recipe. German chocolate cakes ARE NOT a dark chocolate cake with pecan and coconut frosting and chocolate icing around the edges.

[@amandasmoker8341]

This is how I make mine 😮 I like your recipe better 🤣

[@torimacdonald9223]

By medium, I meant high. 😂 Love your recipes, John. I try a lot of them and they are ALWAYS fabulous! ❤

[@pamdavis6604]

This is my husbands favorite cake. Good old Betty Crocker cake mix and icing. 😂I haven't made a homemade cake in years, but I'm hooked John. 😋 I'm making this cake for sure soooooo move over Betty Crocker 😂I'm making John's cake and icing. ❤ You are the best ❤

[@mayonnaiseeee]

It doesn't help that places like Coldstone have an ice cream mix called Germanchökolätekäke, which isn't German either. It's just crazy English with umlauts. Thanks for this wonderful cake by Samuel German and Mrs. George Clay. That frosting looks superb, to say the least.

[@confusedwhynot]

Is there an option if you can't eat chocolate? This was my favorite growing up, but I have to stay away from chocolate because of the caffeine.

[@HeribertaRosado-cq3nz]

I just love watching your cooking video, you are a great teacher, and I bought your book, Awesome, keep up the good work🙋

[@roxiegimenez9298]

German Chocolate Cake, IS MY FAVORITE!!! YUM!!!

[@shanaproctor100]

My favorite cake!!

[@EricDorvan]

Hi Shana, nice to meet you. sorry hope I’m not intruding, you have a wonderful profile I just wanted to say hello. Hope you are having a wonderful day?

[@gloriashaeffer9117]

do you not use the bands around the pans any more when baking ? and if not what is the reason. every time i watched you bake a cake you always put the bands around the pans. really would like to know the reason so i wont use them any more if i am not supposed to thanks

[@elivaalas4227]

Mmmm😋Yummy👍

[@markevans9188]

when do you use those fabric straps around the pans, and why don't you use them always?

[@Cherry01449]

He has mentioned he's using them to avoid trimming the sides of his cakes (no "caramelization"). I got some and tried it, but I feel I prefer to trim than soak the strips, clean and reuse.. Cake trimming parts never go to waste 😁

[@neilgrant9090]

Those eggs looked fresh AF - straight out the hen

[@iancryar6431]

I haven’t the foggiest as to why but German Chocolate Cake was our (I’m a twin) birthday cake. Our favorite version of that cake is our 18th birthday. Picture the cake a 1 & a 6 & two house candles (mom thought that she had an 8) but we were legal to drink at 18 so we went to Baton Rouge & partied with our sister.

[@Moushoaus]

Hi, if possible could anyone tell me how much the sweetened coconut flakes weigh in grams please? I live in the UK and we don't use cups, John usually lists the ingredients by grams too which is why I love this channel, think he just forgot on the coconut. We don't have sweetened coconut to buy off the shelf so will be ordering from the US and I want make sure I order enough. Thanks in advance ☺

[@denijane89]

The cake looks absolutely amazing, but even in the single doze it has 600 gr sugar. That's a lot of sugar. I'm not sure I'd want to give this to the kids. And I bet if I put less sugar in the batter, it won't produce these amazing sponges. Ah, this is a huge dilemma as I think I'd love the cake :)

[@dorzfomison971]

Hello and thank you for the recipe, it was deliecious! I made the cake this weekend, just with a different frosting/topping. I found the cake quite oily when I took it out of the pans, and after 24hours the delicious fluffiness started to sink and loose the air from the egg whites. Can you please let me know what I may have done wrong. I wondered if the butter was too much for the egg whites?

[@ohleander02]

If you are sensitive to coffee, yes indeed you will taste it. Just fyi. I'm very sensitive to both the flavour and the caffeine in coffee. It boggles my mind why everyone says "oh add it to chocolate cake or brownies! You won't taste it!" If you're sensitive to it; yes you will. I always leave it out.

[@MossyCat0101]

The total name change would be weird, but renaming the "german cake" to "German's cake" would be an easy fix in my opinion

[@benutzername_bereits_vergeben]

I wonder about the amount of sugar... How sweet is the frostig? Is it like "american frosting" sweet? 😂 Or can I reheat the frosting and add more sugar later?

[@topdecker1334]

Please, Do not hate me... As a german I can confirm that I never known such a cake! I apoligize... For me it is american!

[@agentbossyboots]

The link to the ingredient list has light brown sugar- but watching the video you never use it … Also not clear on the amount of butter milk. We will see how it goes. I suspect the light brown sugar was for the frosting

[@zacharybrown7354]

In the older German chocolate cake video you used brown sugar for the frosting and in this one you used regular granulated sugar. Is there a big difference between the two sugars in the frosting? Which is best to use?

[@SouthernritaTv]

Thanks for sharing, I just made it. I will be sharing mines soon😊

[@bigbillmontgomeryjr2346]

Did you know that german chocolate cake got its name because it is very popular in Germany, where it was invented.

[@gabriellafaithmckenzie]

This is my dad’s favorite cake but he likes chocolate fudge frosting under the coconut frosting.

[@jessicasims5596]

In the video you use the whisk attachment to mix the cake but in the description and photos you use the paddle, which is best? Thank you!

[@cyberi4a]

German Chocolate cake is my favorite cake, but I'm not a fan of chocolate so like the frosting way more than I do the cake.