jmcquown wrote:
> hahabogus wrote:
>> This is the cake I'll be taking into work for my birthdsay on Monday.
>> If I figure out what German chocolate is....
>>
> (snipped recipe)
>
> Baker's (brand) German Chocolate. Comes in a bar that separates into
> smaller squares, found on the baking aisle.

"German" is the surname of the man who invented this particular
formulation of ordinary chocolate for the Baker's Chocolate Company in
the 1800s. It was originally called German's Sweet Chocolate, but that
has seen been shortened to German chocolate.