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Diane's German Chocolate Cake

By: Diane Pace

"This is much easier than your old fashioned scratch recipes and it tastes just as good."

Rate/Review | Read Reviews (84)

Prep Time:
15 Min

Cook Time:
35 Min

Ready In:
50 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 1 -8 inch 3 layer cake

Ingredients

1 (18.25 ounce) package butter cake mix
1 (3.5 ounce) package instant vanilla pudding mix
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup buttermilk
1/3 cup vegetable oil
3 eggs
1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk
1 cup white sugar
1 cup chopped pecans
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 egg yolks
1/2 cup butter
1 cup flaked coconut

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 8 inch round cake pans.
Combine the cake mix, instant vanilla pudding, cocoa, buttermilk, vegetable oil and the 3 whole eggs. Mix until blended and pour the batter into the prepared pans.
Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 20 to 25 minutes or until the cakes test done. Set cakes aside to cool.
In a medium sized sauce pan mix the evaporated milk, white sugar, 3 egg yolks and the butter. Cook over medium heat until the mixture is thick. Remove from heat and beat until partially cooled. Beat in the vanilla. Stir in the flaked coconut and the chopped pecans. Use to fill and frost cake.