Chocolate-Coconut Cake

1 hours Prep: 20 minutes Cook: 35 minutes

1634 calories per serving view nutrition facts

1 cake suggest servings

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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 107.0g	164%
Saturated Fat 46.0g	230%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 313mg	104%
Sodium 1159mg	48%
Total Carbohydrate 152.0g	51%
Dietary Fiber 10.0g	42%
Sugars 84.0g
Protein 35.0g	70%

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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