INGREDIENTS
3/4 cup
unsalted butter, at room temperature, plus more for the pans
8 oz
German’s sweet chocolate, broken into chunks
2 1/4 cups
all-purpose flour
1/4 cup
Dutch processed cocoa powder
1 tsp
baking soda
1 tsp
fine sea salt
2 cups
sugar
3
large eggs, at room temperature
1
large egg yolk, at room temperature
2 tsp
pure vanilla extract
1 cup
buttermilk
1 cup
evaporated milk
1 cup
sugar
3
egg yolks
1/2 cup
butter
1 tsp
vanilla
2 cups
shredded, sweetened coconut
1/2 cup
chopped pecans