German Chocolate Cake Recipe - Gourmet Cake That's Easy to Make

Aug 4, 2010 Pamela Watson

Keep this German Chocolate Cake Refrigerated - Pamela Watson

Along with, jazz, the Plaza and barbeque, Kansas City could easily be known for this creamy gourmet chocolate cake from a 1992 Junior League cook book.

Every special occasion deserves a special cake, but a gourmet cake may not be an easy cake to make. Custom cakes often require hours of time in the kitchen, an expert pastry chef, or both. Presenting anniversary cakes, graduation cakes, or celebration cakes of all kinds, and taking the time to make them, shows special feelings as well as a little indulgence.
In Above and Beyond Parsley, a cookbook published in 1992 by the Junior League of Kansas City, Missouri, nearly 300 pages of delicious, easy to make recipes were compiled by the League’s cookbook committee. One recipe that stands out with Kansas City sparkle, and makes a great gourmet chocolate cake for special occasions, is the Chocolate Raspberry Cream Cake.

German Chocolate Raspberry Cream Cake

Although an easy cake to make, this German chocolate cake takes several steps, but the result is a special cake everyone will love. Start with the basic German chocolate cake recipe as found on the inside of the Baker’s German’s® Sweet Baking Chocolate package. Add spreadable raspberry fruit, a mountain of whipped cream frosting and six tablespoons of Chambord liquor