Vintage Cakes:Win A Copy Of Grandbaby Cakes Recipe

When I was growing up, every christmas I wondered why a good ol' southern-raised fella like my daddy had cravings for some random chocolate cake from germany. He just absolutely adored it. It wasn’t until my teens that I found out that his beloved german chocolate cake wasn’t german at all (the name actually comes from chocolate maker sam german—go figure). Over the years, I have watched my mother make this cake countless times for my daddy, especially during the holidays. There is just something so special about the moist chocolate layers topped with a decadent icing of caramel, coconut, and pecans. I don’t like to mess with perfection, but I thought a luscious chocolate bundt cake might like to play dress-up with that gorgeous icing. This cake has all the same elements that made it popular in the first place, but it’s suited up in a mighty fine new package.