German Chocolate Cake Bites

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 1/2 cup sweetened flaked coconut
• 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a mini muffin tin.
2. In a medium bowl, sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, and salt; set aside.
3. In a large bowl, cream together the melted butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the eggs one at a time, then stir in the vanilla. Beat in the flour mixture alternately with the buttermilk.
4. Fold in the coconut and chocolate chips.
5. Spoon the batter into the prepared mini muffin tin, filling each cup about 2/3 full. Bake in the preheated oven for 15 to 20 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cake bite comes out clean.
6. Cool in the muffin tin for a few minutes before transferring to a wire rack to cool completely.

Interesting Facts

• German Chocolate Cake originated in the United States in the 1950s.
• The original German chocolate cake was made with a type of chocolate called Baker’s German’s Sweet Chocolate.
• The cake traditionally includes a coconut-pecan frosting.