INGREDIENTS
1
cake mix – chocolate (any name brand will work)
1
small box instant pudding, chocolate (dry, not mixed with milk)
1/4 cup
unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup
sugar
3/4 cup
vegetable oil
3/4 cup
water
4
eggs
1 cup
sour cream
6 oz
EVAPORATED milk (not sweetened condensed)
2
egg yolks
1 tsp
vanilla
3/4 cup
sugar
6 tbsp
butter, cut into pieces
1 1/2 cups
coconut, sweet flake
3/4 cup
chopped pecans
8 oz
cream cheese, not low fat, softened
1/4 cup
butter, room temperature
2 cups
powdered sugar
1/2 cup
unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tsp
vanilla
pinch of salt
This cake tastes good for days and is impressive to serve (but easy to make).
Very good and not overly sweet. We didn't do the frosting, just the coconut and pecan topping. I cooked the cake for 40 min...next time I will start checking it at 30 min as I think it was slightly overcooked.