German Chocolate Brownies

February 18, 2010 by 5 Comments
german chocolate brownies-recipe

Between February 9th and 15th, we celebrate two birthdays and Valentine's Day. That's a lot of treats. It is a really happy week for my boys! My oldest son turned 15 (what the heck, how did he get so old?) and he requested German Chocolate Brownies. Yep, brownies, not cake. We aren't huge cake fans around here. Brownies are so much more moist and yummy. If you like German Chocolate Cake, you should love these.

If you've never tried the homemade frosting, you really should. It takes a bit of time, but it is sooo worth it. That stuff in the can is just plain nasty in my opinion. Not even in the same class as the real thing. Which I could eat by the spoonful. But I try really hard not to. It's just so darn good that it's hard to resist "testing" it as it cools. ;)

Now I'm off. I'm teaching my third cooking class tonight and I've got a lot of prep work to do. Thankfully, several of my friends volunteered to help, so it will be MUCH easier than it was last time. Doncha just love awesome friends!!!

German Chocolate Brownies

Brownies:
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/2 cups flour
1/3 cup cocoa (I used a heaping cup)
3/4 tsp salt
3 eggs
3/4 cup oil
1/3 cup milk
1 tsp vanilla
Combine all ingredients in the order listed. Whisk till smooth and pour into a greased 9×13" pan. Bake at 350 for about 22-25 minutes. Cool. Cover with coconut pecan frosting.

German Chocolate Frosting:
1 cup evaporated milk
3 egg yolks
1 cup sugar or brown sugar
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cups coconut
1 cup chopped pecans

Combine milk, egg yolks, and sugar in a heavy saucepan. Whisk till thoroughly blended. Add butter. Cook and stir over medium heat till thick; about 12 minutes. Add vanilla, coconut, and nuts. Cool till thick enough to spread.

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Comments

  1. Ashlee says:
    February 9, 2011 at 5:23 pm

    Mmmmm Those sound great, I want some! I love german chocolate cake! I have my own homemade frosting recipe, but it's super runny, yours looks better!

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  2. Kathy t says:
    February 18, 2012 at 3:22 pm

    Saw these repined several times , I am going to make these this week-end. with the homemade icing . They look delicious. Thanks for sharing

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  3. Allison says:
    November 21, 2012 at 10:58 am

    Do these have to be refrigerated?

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    September 17, 2010 at 9:33 am

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