Triple Chocolate Fudge Cake with Coconut Cream Filling

Coconut Frosting

Ingredients:

6 oz.       Evaporated Milk

2/3 C      Sugar

1/4 C      Butter/margarine

1             Egg (beat egg very well before adding!)

               Dash of Salt

1 tsp       Vanilla

1 1/3 C   Flaked Coconut

1/4 C      Pecans, finely chopped (optional)

Preparation:

In a sauce pan combine: milk, sugar, butter, egg and a dash of salt.  Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture thickens and bubbles (about 12 minutes).  Add Vanilla, Coconut and Pecans then cool. 

 Note: This is enough to frost the top of a 13x9x2 inch cake or two 8 inch layers.

Coconut Cream Filling

Coconut frosting (from above)

Whipped Cream

Preparation:

Take 1/3 of the coconut frosting and fold in whipped cream until you get a nice consistency (don’t add more than 2 cups).  This will be your filling in between your layers.

Fudge Chocolate Ganache (*I prefer this Ganache*)

1 C         Powdered Sugar            

1/2  C     Cocoa Powder

1/4 tsp    Salt                                                                  

1/3  C     Boiling water

1/3  C     Butter, softened                                               

1  tsp      Vanilla

Preparation:

Combine powdered sugar, cocoa, and salt.  Then add water and butter.  Blend well then add vanilla and stir.

Chocolate Ganache

1 Cup of Chocolate Chips

½ Cup Cream

Preparation:

Put in the microwave for 20 seconds then stir, repeat till melted and smooth.

(Note: Cut the amount in half. This does make a thin ganache to make thicker use less cream)

Cake & Frosting

1 Devils Food Box Cake

1 Chocolate Frosting

Preparation:

Make your favorite chocolate cake or use a Devil’s food box cake in round cake pans.

Make your favorite chocolate frosting or buy a fudgy chocolate frosting.

(Note: Make your cake in a 6 inch or 8 in pan.  The 9 inch makes the cake to thin.)

Assemble Cake as Follows:  

(Note: Assembling the cake works best after you have made all of the above.)

1)      Frost bottom layer entirely with your chocolate frosting.

2)      Pipe the chocolate frosting around the edge on the top of the first layer.

3)      Fill the coconut cream filling on the top of the first layer.

4)      Drizzle the chocolate ganache on top of the first layer.

5)      Place second cake layer on top of the first.

6)      Frost entire cake with chocolate frosting.

7)      Spread the coconut frosting in a circle on top of the cake.

8)      Use the chocolate ganache around the top edge of the cake to and drip down the sides of the cake.  Then make a lattice design on top. 

9)      Use the remaining chocolate frosting to decorate cake – optional.