Recipes · American · Cakes
German Chocolate Cake
One serving has 624 kcal and 11 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (76%), copper (61%), selenium (41%), phosphorus (37%), choline (35%) and riboflavin (34%). Ready in 56 minutes.
- Preparation: 20 min
- Cooking: 36 min
- Makes: 1 serving (176 g)
- Difficulty: Hard
- Diets: Vegetarian
- Contains: alcohol, dairy, egg, gluten, nut
Ingredients
- 20 g Flour, all-purpose
- 33 g Sugar
- 8 g Cocoa powder
- 22 g Butter, unsalted
- 15 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 10 g Egg yolks, raw
- 20 g Buttermilk
- 0.5 g Baking soda
- 0.3 g Salt
- 0.5 g Vanilla extract
- 20 g Evaporated milk
- 15 g Coconut, shredded, sweetened
- 12 g Pecans
Method
- Whisk the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda and salt together.
- Cream half of the butter with the granulated sugar, beat in the whole egg and half of the vanilla, then mix in the dry ingredients alternately with the buttermilk.
- Pour into a greased round pan and bake at 175°C (350°F) for 25-28 minutes until a skewer comes out clean; cool completely.
- For the frosting, whisk the egg yolk, remaining sugar and evaporated milk in a saucepan and cook over medium heat, stirring, until thickened, 8-10 minutes.
- Off the heat, stir in the remaining butter and vanilla, then the shredded coconut and chopped pecans.
- Let the frosting cool until spreadable, then spread it over the top of the cooled cake. Makes 1 slice; multiply the ingredients by 12 for a whole cake.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 624 kcal | 29% |
| Carbohydrates | 65.2 g | |
| Water | 58.2 mL | |
| Fiber | 5.3 g | 18% |
| Protein | 10.8 g | 23% |
| Tryptophan | 0.14 g | |
| Threonine | 0.42 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.5 g | |
| Leucine | 0.86 g | |
| Lysine | 0.61 g | |
| Methionine | 0.23 g | |
| Cystine | 0.18 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.53 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.41 g | |
| Valine | 0.62 g | |
| Histidine | 0.26 g | |
| Fat | 38.9 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 12.9 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 4.2 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.02 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 3.7 g | |
| Saturated | 19.7 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.01 g | |
| Cholesterol | 218 mg | |
| Calcium | 126 mg | 13% |
| Copper | 0.55 mg | 61% |
| Iron | 3.2 mg | 18% |
| Magnesium | 76.1 mg | 25% |
| Manganese | 1.4 mg | 76% |
| Phosphorus | 262 mg | 37% |
| Potassium | 372 mg | 8% |
| Selenium | 22.4 µg | 41% |
| Sodium | 374 mg | |
| Zinc | 2.2 mg | 27% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.29 mg | 26% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.37 mg | 34% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 1.6 mg | 12% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 1.1 mg | 21% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.16 mg | 12% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 67.9 µg | 17% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.44 µg | 18% |
| Choline | 149 mg | 35% |
| Vitamin A | 229 µg | 33% |
| Vitamin C | 0.82 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 50.1 IU | 8% |
| Vitamin E | 1.2 mg | 8% |
| Vitamin K | 2.5 µg | 3% |
Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.
Climate footprint
0.7 kg CO2e a serving: higher than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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