Three layers of soft and moist chocolate sponge baked using mild dark baking chocolate or cocoa powder. Topped with a stovetop custard of evaporated milk, butter, and egg yolks loaded with sweet shredded coconut and toasted, chopped pecans.
The Name: Despite the title, it is not German. It was invented in the United States and named after Samuel German, an American baker who created a sweet baking chocolate for Baker's Chocolate Company in 1853.
Three layers of soft and moist chocolate sponge baked using mild dark baking chocolate or cocoa powder. Topped with a stovetop custard of evaporated milk, butter, and egg yolks loaded with sweet shredded coconut and toasted, chopped pecans.
The Name: Despite the title, it is not German. It was invented in the United States and named after Samuel German, an American baker who created a sweet baking chocolate for Baker's Chocolate Company in 1853.