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How to Make German Chocolate Cake Mix Better

How to Make German Chocolate Cake Mix Better?

Author: Laura Bais
To make German chocolate cake mix better, try including roasted hazelnuts, instant coffee, and cocoa powder. 
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 15 servings
Calories 348 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pack German Chocolate Cake Mix
  • 1 cup water
  • 3 eggs
  • ½ cup vegetable oil
  • ½ cup hazelnuts roasted and chopped
  • ½ cup instant coffee
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder
  • ½ can sweetened condensed milk
  • 3 tbsp butter
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees °F. Grease and flour the baking pan.
  • Beat cake mix, water, eggs, oil, cooled instant coffee, and cocoa powder in a large bowl with an electric mixer on low speed until moistened. Beat on high speed for 2 minutes. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of cake comes out clean, for about 40.
  • Meanwhile, combine sweetened condensed milk, butter, and egg yolk in a medium saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir until thickened, about 6 minutes.
  • Allow frosting to cool slightly.
  • Spread frosting over warm cake and sprinkle the top of the cake with roasted hazelnuts.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 348kcalCarbohydrates: 40gProtein: 6gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 7gMonounsaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0.1gCholesterol: 56mgSodium: 340mgPotassium: 495mgFiber: 1gSugar: 21gVitamin A: 172IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 114mgIron: 2mg
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