what is the difference between german chocolate and bakers chocolate?
but a chocolate cake, is only a German chocolate cake when German's chocolate is used. German Chocolate is a brand name. it is melted and added to the cake batter as is typical with most formulas. Chocolate cake can be made with cocoa, or other sweetened chocolates of ANY brand name. typically German chocolate cakes have that ewwie gooey caramel/coconut/pecan filling and or frosting ,in this part of the country. so a German chocolate cake, is a chocolate cake.. but a chocolate cake, is only a German chocolate cake when German's chocolate is used.
added over 5 years ago. Baker's chocolate is just a brand of chocolate -- they make unsweetened, semisweet, bittersweet, white, etc. Usually when people call for Baker's chocolate in a recipe they're referring to the unsweetened kind, but not always.