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Prep Time: 0 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 0 Minutes Servings: 12 |
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This cake tastes just as good as it looks. Moist & so full of good flavors Ingredients:
cake |
1 pkg spice cake mix + the ingredients called for on the pkg |
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans |
coconut-pecan filling |
1/2 cup light corn syrup |
3/4 cup sugar |
1/2 cup evaporated milk |
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter |
3 egg yolks - slightly beaten |
1 tsp vanilla |
1 1/3 cups flaked coconut |
1 cup finely chopped pecans |
makes 2 1/4 cups |
chocolate frosting |
1 pkg (3ozs) cream cheese - softened |
1/4 cup light corn syrup |
2 tblspn butter |
2 cups icing sugar |
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder |
1/2 tsp vanilla |
makes 1 1/3 cups |
Directions:
1. CAKE:-
2. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
3. Grease & flour 2 - 9 inch round cake pans
4. Prepare cake batter as pkg directions
5. Stir in pecans
6. Pour into cake pans & bake as directed
7. Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 mins & then turn out on to racks to cool completely
8. When cool, split both cake layers into two horizontally to make 4 layers
9. FILLING:-
10. In saucepan mix corn syrup, milk, butter, egg yolks & vanilla
11. Cook & stir over medium heat until thickened - 10-12 mins
12. Remove from heat & stir in the pecans & coconut
13. Cool until thick & spreadable
14. CHOCOLATE FROSTING:-
15. In a bowl, beat cream cheese, corn syrup & butter until creamy
16. Sift together icing sugar & cocoa
17. Beat in to cream cheese mixture with the vanilla until frosting is of spreading consistancy
18. ASSEMBLY:-
19. Place 1 cake layer on serving plate, cut side up
20. Spread with 1/3 pecan/coconut filling
21. Top with 2nd cake layer
22. Spread with about2/3 cup of chocolate frosting
23. Top with 3rd cake layer
24. Spread with 1/3 of filling
25. Top with 4th cake layer - cut side down
26. Frost the sides of the cake with the remaining chocolate frosting
27. Spread the last 1/3 of the filling over the top
28. Refrigerate until set - about 2 hrs
29. NOTE:-
30. Cooking time is estimated & includes cake & filling
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