INGREDIENTS
1 1/2 cups
sugar
1 1/2 cups
all-purpose flour
1/2 cup
plus 1 tablespoon unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
3/4 tsp
baking powder
3/4 tsp
baking soda
3/4 tsp
salt
3/4 cup
whole milk
6 tbsp
unsalted butter, melted
1
large egg
1
large egg yolk
3/4 tsp
vanilla
1/8 tsp
almond extract
3/4 cup
boiling-hot water
7 oz
sweetened flaked coconut
4 oz
coarsely chopped pecans (1 cup)
14
-ounces can sweetened condensed milk
1 tbsp
vanilla
2 1/2 sticks
unsalted butter
10 oz
fine-quality semisweet chocolate
3 tbsp
light corn syrup
3
(9-inch) round cake pans