Ingredients

How to make it

  • Separate eggs
  • In mixer bowl, with electric mixer, cream butter, shortening and sugar together
  • Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating after each addition
  • Stir in vanilla
  • Sift soda, flour and 1/4 cup cocoa together in bowl or on waxed paper
  • Add alternately with buttermilk to creamed mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients
  • Add 1 cup chopped pecans
  • Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form
  • Fold into batter
  • Pour batter into greased and floured, three 8 inch round cake pans
  • Bake at 325 degrees for about 25 minutes
  • Let cool for about 6 minutes
  • Turn onto wire rack
  • Let cakes cool completely before icing between layers and on sides
  • When ready to ice place one layer on cake stand or plate
  • Ice between layers, sides and top of cake
  • ICING
  • In bowl, cream the cream cheese and butter together
  • Sift confectioner's sugar and 1/4 cup cocoa together, beating in a little at a time until well mixed
  • Add vanilla
  • Add chopped pecans
  • After cake is iced, melt 1 cup White Chocolate Chips with 1 tablespoon butter
  • Drizzle or *string* across cake in artistic manner
  • Decorate top with whole fresh strawberries when ready to serve

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  • silentwriter 16 years ago
    I'm 1/2 Italian and think this is great.
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    " It was excellent "
    lunasea ate it and said...
    Great recipe - a keeper! Thanks so much...
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    " It was excellent "
    wynnebaer ate it and said...
    I can not wait to try this...It sounds fantastic...:)
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    " It was excellent "
    mystic_river1 ate it and said...
    Ho boy! great post Thanks GF
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  • kismet 16 years ago
    would never miss the coconut,Nice cake. thank-you for the recipe.
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