German Chocolate Cake

15 ingredients
1 steps

Ingredients

  • 300 grams chocolate chips
  • 500 ml whipping cream
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 6 egg yolks
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup starch
  • 1/4 cup cocoa
  • 1/3 cup melted butter
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1 cup milk
  • 6 egg whites
  • 1 can cherry pie filling
  • 1 chocolate shavings (optional)

Directions

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    ["In a pot, slowly heat the whipping cream.", "When almost at a boil remove from heat and add the butter and chocolate chips.", "Mix with a whisk until everything is melted and smooth.", "You can choose milk or semi sweet chocolate chips.", "Put cream in fridge until cooled completely.", "Preheat oven to 375F", "With a mixer, whip egg yolks, vanilla and sugar until peaks form.", "Combine all dry ingredients.", "Starch can be substituted with 1/2 cup of flour.", "While mixing, add melded butter to egg yolks", "Alternating with the milk, add the dry ingredients while constantly mixing.", "Whip the egg whites until peaks form.", "With a whisk, carefully mix the egg whites with the batter.", "Grease the bottom of a round cake pan and fill in batter.", "Bake for 25-35 minutes.", "The cake is done when a toothpick test comes out clean.", "Remove cake from pan an put on cooling rack.", "Take cream out of fridge and whip with mixer until peaks form.", "Slice cake into 3 layers.", "Spread cherry pie filling on first layer.", "Put 2nd layer on top and spread a layer of frosting, about 1/4\" thick on top.""

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