What is the difference between a German chocolate cake and a normal chocolate cake? This is a specific type of chocolate cake and, despite the name, it isn't from Germany - it's from the United States. The cake is actually named after Sam German, rather than the country, who created the type of dark baking chocolate that is used in the recipe, and it was originally known as German's chocolate cake. The baking chocolate itself, created for the Baker's Chocolate Company, was called Baker's German's Sweet Chocolate.
A German chocolate cake is a layered cake which is filled, and possibly topped, with a caramel made from egg yolks and evaporated milk, that has coconut and pecans stirred in. Chocolate frosting and maraschino cherries are also sometimes added.
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