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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Deutschland >> German

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. CAKE: Preheat oven to 350°F. | 2. In a medium size mixing bowl, sift together cake& pastry flour, soda and salt. | 3. Melt chocolate in the microwave oven on MEDIUM-HIGH for about 1 1/2 minutes; stir and continue to microwave for another 1 to 1 1/2 minutes on MEDIUM-HIGH. | 4. Remove form microwave, stir well and let cool slightly before using. | 5. Line 3- 9 inch pans with parchment paper. | 6. In a medium size mixing bowl and using an electric mixer, cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. | 7. Separate eggs and set egg whites aside. | 8. Add egg yolks to butter mixture one at a time, beating after each addition. | 9. Stir vanilla extract into chocolate and then add chocolate to creamed butter mixture and mix well to blend. | 10. Add flour mixture, 1/2 cup at a time along with 1/4 cup of buttermilk at a time, beating well after each addition. | 11. In a separate mixing bowl using an electric mixer, beat egg whites until fluffy. | 12. Add cream of tartar and continue beating until stiff peaks form. | 13. Using a spatula, gently fold in beaten egg whites to the batter until well blended. | 14. DO NOT USE ELECTRIC MIXER. | 15. Pour batter divided equally into the 3 prepared pans. | 16. Bake in preheated 350°F oven for 30 to 35 minutes. | 17. Remove from oven and let cool on wire racks. | 18. FILLING: In a medium size saucepan, combine sugar, cream, egg yolks, butter and vanilla. | 19. Cook over medium heat for about 12 minutes until thickened, stirring continuously. | 20. Add coconut and chopped pecans and mix well to incorporate. | 21. Remove saucepan from heat and beat with a whisk until frosting is of spreading consistency. | 22. Place the first layer of cake on a large plate. | 23. Spread filling over and then place the second layer of cake on top. | 24. Again, spread over with filling and continue with the third layer. | 25. Complete spreading the filling over the entire layered caked until all filling is used. | 26. GANACHE: In a medium size saucepan, combine butter and cream and bring to a simmer on medium heat about 4 minutes, stirring continuously. | 27. Chop chocolate and place in a separate bowl. | 28. Pour hot butter/cream sauce over chocolate and whisk until chocolate is melted and mixture is smooth. | 29. Spread ganache over cake and down the sides using a spatula or an icing spreader until all ganache is used. | 30. Sprinkle top and sides with chopped pecans. | 31. Place cake in refrigerator until ganache is set. | 32. Refrigerate any unused portions of cake. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
cake pastry flour	2 1/2	cups	sifted	-	-	-	-
baking soda	1	teaspoon		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
salt	1/8	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
german chocolate	8	ounces		793.8	184.275	9.4576	7.3483
butter	1	cup	softened	888.7725	40.8368	27.7702	74.844
sugar	2	cups	granulated	639.6	120.016	20.02	9.984
egg	4		separated	286.0	1.44	25.12	19.02
vanilla extract	1	teaspoon		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025
buttermilk	1	cup		-	-	-	-
cream tartar	1/4	teaspoon		1.935	0.4612	0.0	0.0
sugar	2	cups	granulated	639.6	120.016	20.02	9.984
whipping cream	2	cups		700.8	7.104	5.207999999999999	74.184
egg yolk	6			328.44	3.6618	16.1772	27.0708
butter	1	cup		888.7725	40.8368	27.7702	74.844
vanilla extract	1	teaspoon		12.095999999999998	0.5313	0.0025	0.0025
coconut	2 2/3	cups	sweetened flaked sweetened flaked	755.2	32.4907	7.104	71.4453
pecan	2 2/3	cups	chopped	763.5911	143.10399999999998	15.7156	16.0853
butter	5 1/2	ounces		888.7725	40.8368	27.7702	74.844
whipping cream	2	cups		700.8	7.104	5.207999999999999	74.184
chocolate	1	lb	bittersweet	2299.7572	273.975	17.6904	155.1316
pecan	1	cup	chopped	763.5911	143.10399999999998	15.7156	16.0853

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.