Chocolate-Coconut Cake

Directions

Preheat oven to 350℉ (180℃). 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 to 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 medium speed, beat cream until stiff peaks form.

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