Throwdown's German Chocolate Cake with Coconut-Pecan-Cajeta Frosting, Chocolate Ganache and Coconut Whipped Cream

Flag

Flag This Review?

You must provide a reason for flagging this review.

Please provide the reason why you think this review is inappropriate.

• Submit

or Cancel

This cake took forever to make, but it was well worth it. The filling was by far the best part it was amazing and the cake was so moist! It looked beautiful and tasted delicious!

Flag

Flag This Review?

You must provide a reason for flagging this review.

Please provide the reason why you think this review is inappropriate.

• Submit

or Cancel

I didn't make the actual cake, but I did the coconut filling and it was marvelous!!! I could have drank the sauce before it ever hit the cake! For the cake I bought a store bought box and to make it fluffy, separate the egg whites and yokes. Make the box to directions, mixing in only the yolks. Take the whites and whip them until fluffy, but not to firm. Then fold the whites into the cake batter, with Bobby's icing, it tasted fabulous and everyone thought it was completely homemade!

Flag

Flag This Review?

You must provide a reason for flagging this review.

Please provide the reason why you think this review is inappropriate.

• Submit

or Cancel

This cake is the best ever German Chocolate Cake I've ever made, I have received so many compliments on how beautiful, mouth watering, moist and chocolatey this cake is. I am starting up my own business called, Torie's Moist and tasty Sweets" and have received everal request for this cake amongst my other cakes. Thanks Bobby Flay...

Torie

Flag

Flag This Review?

You must provide a reason for flagging this review.

Please provide the reason why you think this review is inappropriate.

• Submit

or Cancel

Beyond any doubt, this was the best cake ever to come out of my kitchen. I made very few alterations and followed each step as written. However, I started this 'project' at 5:30am thinking I'd be done before my husband woke on Valentine's Day. I finished the cake at around 2:00pm... Be sure you have sufficient time for this cake. Next time (and there WILL be a next time I will bake the cake one day and do the frosting the following day. This cake was even tastier after a bit of refrigeration. Definitely a "Special Occassion" cake.
Two thumbs up, Bobby Flay!

Flag

Flag This Review?

You must provide a reason for flagging this review.

Please provide the reason why you think this review is inappropriate.

• Submit

or Cancel

This is the only german chocolate cake that I will ever bake. I made this cake for the first time on Saturday, March 27. If you follow the recipe, you can not go wrong. This cake is beautiful. It has a dark chocolate exterior shell (chocolate ganache with moist and delicious interior layers. You must have patience when baking this cake. Thanks Bobby!!!

Flag

Flag This Review?

You must provide a reason for flagging this review.

Please provide the reason why you think this review is inappropriate.

• Submit

or Cancel

i must admit i was a little leery of this recipe, just because it seemed so labor intensive. however, most of the time is just sitting and waiting for things to cook. i baked the cakes today (they smell AWESOME, and the batter was yummy! and made the frosting, which i just finished cooking. it's for my husbands birthday tomorrow, and i don't know if i can wait. i am making the ganache tomorrow before i frost it, but i know that will be good. you can't really mess up ganache!

i followed the recipe, the only change i made was i did not add the corn syrup. seems to have worked just fine without it, and it is sweet enough without it.

Flag

Flag This Review?

You must provide a reason for flagging this review.

Please provide the reason why you think this review is inappropriate.

• Submit

or Cancel

Booby Flay u are my new baking guru!
Made this cake for DH's birthday party and everyone loved it, especially DH who is a German Chocolate cake lover. Baked the cakes in three 8 1/2 inch pans and they were as moist as they can be. The reviewers who messed this cake up should know this is a wonderful recipe just needs lots of patience.
The Cajeta frosting is so exotic and I also used buttermilk as a substitute for goats milk, getting the caramel right is the key for the frosting.
Thanks to the 'Throwdown with Bobby Flay team

Flag

Flag This Review?

You must provide a reason for flagging this review.

Please provide the reason why you think this review is inappropriate.

• Submit

or Cancel

I've made this cake many, many times! I actually made two for Thanksgiving this year and my brother-in-law will buy me supplies to make the cake for him! I didn't use special chocolate, just Hershey's. Other than than I follow the receipe to a "t". This cake does not rise much so if you truly use 9 inch pans (most people I think own 8 inch pans and prepare it correctly, it will not cook over. Goat's milk can be found with the sweetened condensed milk and is not expensive. AMAZING CAKE and worth every dime and minute!!

Flag

Flag This Review?

You must provide a reason for flagging this review.

Please provide the reason why you think this review is inappropriate.

• Submit

or Cancel

I did everything is said i it boiled over in the oven what a mess .I try to save the cakes mistake number two it came out in hunks I use many if his rescpie but this ones sucks frosting is ok i made it again but use Ina cake

Flag

Flag This Review?

You must provide a reason for flagging this review.

Please provide the reason why you think this review is inappropriate.

• Submit

or Cancel

I was just reading through some of the reviews and there was a few comments asking if anyone had found a substitution for the goat's milk? Why not try buttermilk? It has the same tang and can be found in any store. Plus it cost a lot less than a small bottle of milk that you will not end up using unless you like the taste of goat milk on your frosted flakes LOL.