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German chocolate cake
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English
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Etymology
From the earlier form German's Chocolate cake (1957), so named because it used a variety of chocolate developed by Samuel German, an English-American chocolate maker employed by James Baker's chocolate company (which also developed baker's chocolate).
Noun
~ German chocolate cake
en US A layered chocolate cake filled and topped with coconut-pecan frosting.
Derived terms
German chocolate
References
en eponyms
en Chocolate Cakes and pastries