Sour Cream German Chocolate Cake With Coconut Pecan Frosting

"This German chocolate cake recipe stacks four tender layers of sour cream chocolate cake with a thick, buttery coconut pecan frosting cooked right on the stove. It serves a crowd, and while it takes some time, every single component is straightforward. The frosting can be made a day ahead, which means the actual assembly goes fast. Most German chocolate cake recipes bake two standard rounds and call it done. I bake two 9-inch rounds and split each one in half so I end up with four thinner layers and three thick layers of that coconut pecan frosting between them. After testing both ways, I won’t go back. Two thick layers just can’t hold enough frosting, and the frosting is the whole point of this cake."

Preparation Time40 min

Cooking Time30 min