http://www.cheerychocolate.com/chocolate/german.html German chocolate is a common baking ingredient, also used for a German chocolate cake. en-us Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:54:49 EDT Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:54:49 EDT Weblog Editor 2.0 German Chocolate Cake? German chocolate is a term used for a dark baking chocolate that was created by Samuel German in 1852. In fact, it was from him that this type of chocolate got its name, which was originally called "Baker's German's Sweet Chocolate". He made it more convenient for pastry chefs by making a baking chocolate that already has the sugar added. Later on most recipes and products dropped the ending and made it sound as though it was actually a chocolate from Germany. It is still not very sweet, but contains more sugar than semi-sweet chocolate. German chocolate also contains a blend of chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, sugar, flavorings, and lecithin. The quality of so-called German chocolate depends upon the ingredients used and the processes employed in its production. German chocolate is most famous for its use in the popular American German chocolate cake that gained its fame in the 1950s. The first recipe was submitted to a Dallas newspaper and published in the same paper in 1957. Generally speaking, German chocolate cake is a layered chocolate buttermilk cake with a coconut-pecan frosting. It is great in many different dessert recipes including brownies. Recipes using the famous chocolate abound on the Internet. Besides German chocolate cakes there are even recipes for pretzels, cheesecake, and fudge using the chocolate. The only down-side to making a German chocolate cake at home is that it can be very tedious and time consuming. So for all of us with limited time or patience there is the mix in a box, which also makes a great cake. And if you do not want to mess around making the frosting for the cake, you can pick that up in a container at the grocery store too. And remember- if you are utterly crushed that the cake is not in fact German, then console yourself with some fine German chocolates. Yes, they do exist and yes, they are excellent--some of the best in European chocolate actually. German chocolates can compete with Swiss chocolate and even the famous Belgian chocolate. Tue, 19 Jun 2007 12:54:49 EDT http://www.cheerychocolate.com/chocolate/german-cakes.html German chocolate cakes are a popular dessert. But German chocolate cakes didn't originate in Germany. en-us Mon, 09 Jan 2006 15:57:18 EST Mon, 09 Jan 2006 15:57:18 EST Weblog Editor 2.0 http://www.cheerychocolate.com/chocolate/german-cake.html German chocolate cake didn't originate in Germany. And German chocolate cake isn't' even as hard to make as it used to be anymore. en-us Mon, 09 Jan 2006 15:45:27 EST Mon, 09 Jan 2006 15:45:27 EST Weblog Editor 2.0