INGREDIENTS
1 serving
yields one 9" cake
2 oz
semisweet chocolate
2 oz
chocolate
6 tbsp
water
8 oz
butter
4 larges
eggs
2 cups
flour
1 tsp
baking powder
1 tsp
baking soda
1/2 tsp
salt
1 cup
buttermilk
1 tsp
vanilla extract
9 inches
butter two cake pans
1 serving
melt both chocolates together
1 1/4 cups
by hand
1 serving
sift together the flour
1 glass
bowl
2
divide the batter into the cake pans
1 serving
set the first cake layer on a cake plate. brush
3/4 cup
repeat
1 serving
ice the sides
1 cup
heavy cream
1 cup
sugar
3 larges
egg yolks
3 oz
butter
1/2 tsp
salt
1 cup
pecans
1 1/3 cups
coconut
3 oz
mix the cream
1 serving
heat the cream mixture and cook
1 serving
rum simple syrup
1 cup
water
3/4 cup
sugar
2 tbsp
rum
1 serving
chocolate ganache icing
8 oz
bittersweet chocolate - pulverized in a food processor
2 tbsp
corn syrup
1 1/2 oz
butter
1 cup
heavy cream
8 oz
place the of chocolate in a bowl
1 1/4 cups
1 serving
in a saucepan