German chocolate cake in English

Forms: German chocolate cakes [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

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). Head templates: {{en-noun|~|head=German chocolate cake}} German chocolate cake (countable and uncountable, plural German chocolate cakes)

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"German chocolate cake" meaning in English

Noun

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