Chocolate-Coconut Cake

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Time to Prepare this Recipe 1 hours Prep: 20 minutes Cook: 35 minutes
Calories Per Serving and Nutrition Information 1634 calories per serving view nutrition facts
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Ingredients

3 ounces chocolate unsweetened
2 cups cake flour
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 1/4 cups buttermilk
1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
3 large eggs
1 1/2 cups coconut flaked
1 cup heavy whipping cream
Walnut filling
1 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup brown sugar packed
1/2 cup butter
2 ounces chocolate unsweetened
3 each egg yolks
2 cups walnuts chopped
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease two 9 inch round cake pans; dust bottoms and sides of pans with cocoa.

In heavy 1 qt. saucepan over low heat, melt chocolate.

Into large bowl, measure next 9 ingredients, add chocolate.

With mixer at low speed, beat until well mixed, scraping bowl often.

Increase speed to high; beat 2 min.

Stir in coconut.

Spread batter evenly into pans. Bake 25-30 min.

Cool cakes in pans on wire racks 10 min.; invert onto racks to cool completely.

When cakes are cool, prepare filling. In small bowl, with mixer at med. speed, beat cream until stiff peaks form.

Cut each cake horizontally into 2 layers; place 1 layer on cake.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 464g
Amount per Serving
Calories 1634 59% of calories from fat
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 107.0g164%
 Saturated Fat 46.0g230%
 Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 313mg104%
Sodium 1159mg48%
Total Carbohydrate 152.0g51%
 Dietary Fiber 10.0g42%
 Sugars 84.0g
Protein 35.0g70%
Vitamin A 38%  Vitamin C 5%
Calcium 32%  Iron 65%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

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