Ingredients
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1 (4 ounce) package sweet dark chocolate
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1/2 cup water
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2 cups flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/4 teaspoon salt
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1 cup butter, softened
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2 cups sugar
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4 eggs, separated
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1 cup buttermilk
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1 teaspoon vanilla extract
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1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
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1 1/2 cups sugar
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3/4 cup butter
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4 egg yolks, slightly beaten
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1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Grease and flour the bottoms of 3 (9") round cake pans, and line with wax paper.
- Melt the chocolate and water in bowl over simmering water. (I don't have a double boiler!).
- Stir until chocolate is completely melted.
- Sift flour, baking soda and salt; set aside.
- Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
- Add egg yolks, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition.
- Stir in chocolate and vanilla.
- Add flour mixture alternately with buttermilk, beating well after each addition.
- Beat egg whites with electric mixer on high speed until stiff peaks form.
- Fold into your batter.
- Pour evenly into prepared pans.
- Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes (or until toothpick inserted in centers comes out clean).
- Immediately run spatula between cakes and sides of pans.
- Cool 15 minutes; remove from pans.
- Remove wax paper and cool completely on wire racks.
- For the frosting:
- Place milk, sugar, butter, egg yolks and vanilla in large saucepan.
- Stirring constantly, cook on medium heat 12 minutes or until thickened and golden brown.
- Remove from heat.
- Stir in coconut and pecans.
- Cool to room temperature and of spreading consistency.
- Spread the coconut-pecan between each of the layers, and then over top and sides of whole cake.