German Chocolate Cake Fudge

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I can’t remember when I had my first bite of German chocolate cake, but I can tell you that it was love at first bite. A couple of years ago, my sister-in-law brought one for dessert and I couldn’t get enough. That coconut, pecan, chocolate combo is absolute heaven.  So when it was time to come up with a new fudge flavor, I knew I had to make German chocolate cake fudge!

You may be wondering if it’s possible to get all of that yummy goodness into one bite-sized piece of German chocolate cake fudge. The answer is YES and I’m about to show you how to make it so you can see for yourself.

Let’s talk about the ingredients. You’ll want to use German sweet chocolate in addition to the chocolate chips you will be using. For the chocolate chips, you have a couple of options. If you like your German chocolate cake to be extra sweet, use milk chocolate chips or a mixture of milk chocolate chips and semi-chocolate chips.

We decided since the coconut, condensed milk and sugar are very sweet on their own, we went with semi-sweet chocolate chips. For our family, it was the perfect amount of sweet.

I purchased chopped pecans, but I found that the pieces were very large, so I wound up chopping them more with a knife. Again, you can adjust based on what you prefer. 

I make fudge often. When I was making our cookies and cream fudge last month, I splurged and got myself a large pastry dough cutter.  For under $10, it came with 2 different size pastry dough cutters. The larger one is the perfect size to cut your fudge in one shot and it easily sliced through pecans and all!  

The other thing I invested in recently were glass storage containers with lids. They were perfect for the fudge and the large round glass storage container with a lid worked beautifully for the German chocolate cake fudge topping. 

The steps in the photos above, show exactly how I make this incredibly delicious German chocolate cake fudge. Please make sure to view the full recipe below for detailed instructions.

Step 1: Combine sugar, milk, butter, and egg yolks in a saucepan.

Step 2: Fully combined ingredients from step one.

Step 3: Add coconut, vanilla, and chopped pecans.

Step 4: Fully combined ingredients from step three.

Step 5: Combine chocolate chips, German chocolate, milk, and salt.

Step 6: Fully combined ingredients from step five.

Step 7: Add vanilla and pecans.

Step 8: Pour fudge into a baking dish lined with parchment paper.

Step 9: Top with a chilled coconut and pecan topping and refrigerate.

Now that you know a little bit about this German chocolate cake fudge, I’m excited to share our recipe.

German chocolate cake fudge

German Chocolate Cake Fudge

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• Author: Heather l The Super Mom Life

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This incredibly delicious chocolate pecan fudge is topped with a coconut, pecan topping. It’s all of the flavors of German chocolate cake, in a bite-sized piece of fudge.

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Ingredients

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Topping

• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 1 stick butter, unsalted
• 3 large egg yolks
• 1.5 cups sweetened coconut flakes
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup pecans, chopped

Fudge

• 1 cup German sweet chocolate
• 2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 14oz can sweetened condensed milk
• a pinch of salt
• 1.5 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup pecans, chopped

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Instructions

Topping

• Combine sugar, milk, butter, and egg yolks in a saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring frequently.
• Remove from heat and add coconut, vanilla, and pecans.
• Place in an airtight container and refrigerate while you make the fudge.

Fudge

• Combine all chocolate, milk, and salt in a saucepan on low heat, stirring constantly until the chocolate has melted.
• Remove from heat and stir in vanilla and pecans.
• Place fudge in one even layer, in a baking dish lined with parchment paper. The parchment paper should hang over the edge of your baking dish by at least an inch.
• Let fudge sit out for 30 minutes or so, or until cool to the touch.
• Remove your topping from the refrigerator and place it on top of your fudge in one even layer.
• Refrigerate for 2-3 hours.
• Lift the fudge out of the baking dish by the parchment paper and cut it into squares.

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