Ingredients

The following ingredients have 17 Servings
  • 1 bar - (4 oz) baker's german chocolate
  • 1 cup(s) butter, softened
  • 2 cup(s) granulated sugar
  • 4 large eggs
  • 2 teaspoon(s) pure vanilla extract
  • 1 cup(s) buttermilk
  • 3 cup(s) flour
  • 1 teaspoon(s) baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon(s) salt

Instruction

  • Sift flour, baking soda and salt together and set aside. Grease and flour tube or bundt pan and set aside. Preheat oven to 300º
  • Place chocolate in microwave safe bowl and heat for 10-15 seconds (just until partially melted). Set aside.
  • Place softened butter in large mixing bowl and beat at medium speed until fluffy. Continue beating while you add the sugar gradually.
  • Add eggs one at a time while you continue beating. Add the vanilla extract and mix well.
  • Continue beating as you add flour mixture and buttermilk gradually, beginning with flour and ending with flour.
  • WHEW - ARE YOUR ARMS GETTING TIRED YET? YOU'RE ALMOST DONE ♥♥♥
  • When flour and buttermilk have been well blended into butter mixture, turn beater down to low and gradually blend in chocolate.
  • Transfer to pan and bake at 300º for about 1-1/2 hours (until toothpick stuck in densest part of cake comes out clean). Let rest in pan for about 5 minutes, then turn out onto serving dish. #1 Option - want to coat with a glaze, an easy one follows. #2 Option - if you want to serve "as is" with just ice cream, cover and let it cool completely before cutting.
  • Easy glaze: 1/4 cup lemon or orange juice 1-1/2 cup sugar Place in saucepan and heat over low temperature just until sugar is dissolved and mixture is well blended. Pour over warm cake.
  • If you really want to be decadent, use my praline icing recipe.... https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/dessert/cake/fresh-apple-cake-with-praline-icing.html?p=3
  • Another good icing for this cake is https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/dessert/dessert-chocolate/chocolate-mocha-frosting-sallye.html?p=3
  • One more icing recipe you might like: https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/dessert/cake/coconut-pecan-frosting-sallye.html?r=1