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German Chocolate Bars

German Chocolate Bars

A tempting devil's food cake is a treat in itself… but add a classic topping of coconut, molasses and pecans, and the German chocolate cookie bar has reached a whole new level of deliciousness.

Servings: 64 servings (1 serving = 2x3-inch bar)
Chocolate Bar
INGREDIENT
WEIGHT
MEASURE
Brown sugar, packed
1 lb
2 cups
Butter, unsalted, softened
1 lb
2 cups
Eggs, large
12 oz
6 each
Gold Medal™ Devil's Food Cake Mix (11112)
5 lb
1 box
Water, cool approx. 72°F
4 oz
1/2 cup
Semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 lb 2.00 oz
3 cups
German Chocolate Filling
INGREDIENT
WEIGHT
MEASURE
Gold Medal™ Ready-To-Spread Vanilla Crème Icing (11216)
2 lb 8.00 oz
4 cups
Molasses
1 Tbsp
Pecan pieces, toasted
6 oz
1 1/2 cups
Coconut, toasted
4 oz
1 cup
Chocolate Bar
  1. Mix brown sugar, butter and eggs in mixer bowl with paddle attachment on low speed 1 minute.
  2. Stop mixer, scrape bowl and paddle. Mix on low speed additional 1 minute.
  3. Add cake mix, water and chocolate chips. Mix 2 minutes on low speed or until well combined. Do not overmix.
  4. Deposit dough evenly with floured hands into greased or parchment-lined full sheet pan.
  5. Bake as directed below and allow bars to cool.
BAKE:
TEMP
TIME
Convection Oven*
300°F
27-31 minutes
Standard Oven
350°F
28-32 minutes
*Rotate pans baked in convection oven one-half turn (180°) after 13 minutes of baking.
Finishing
  1. Mix vanilla icing and molasses in mixer bowl with paddle attachment on low speed 2 minutes.
  2. Add pecans and coconut and mix 1 minute more.
  3. Spread icing on completely cooled bars; cut and serve.
 
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Nutrition Information

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Serving Size:
2x3-inch bar
Calories
390
Calories from Fat
170
% Daily Value
Total Fat
18g
28%
Saturated Fat
10g
50%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
40mg
13%
Sodium
320mg
13%
Total Carbohydrate
51g
17%
Dietary Fiber
2g
8%
Sugars
38g
Protein
4g
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
8%
8%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Nutrition values are calculated using the weights of ingredients.

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