German Chocolate Cake

The filling was a little too sweet

very easy to understand and follow

Dad’s go-to birthday cake

I use a combination of this recipe and the german chocolate cake recipe from Sally's Baking Addiction. This cake recipe is great and tastes wonderful but the frosting and coconut/pecan mixture on SBA is excellent. Also added a dash of espresso powder to my chocolate frosting for a kick of flavor. A birthday favorite at my house!

I used this recipe to made the coconut frosting recipe from scratch to top a box cake and it was absolutely divine! I did make it ahead as it said I could and found it very heard to spread. So, if you’re going to do so make sure to give yourself plenty of time to let it come to room temp!