Ingredients

How to make it

  • CAKE:-
  • Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees
  • Grease & flour 2 - 9 inch round cake pans
  • Prepare cake batter as pkg directions
  • Stir in pecans
  • Pour into cake pans & bake as directed
  • Cool in pans on wire racks for 10 mins & then turn out on to racks to cool completely
  • When cool, split both cake layers into two horizontally to make 4 layers
  • .
  • FILLING:-
  • In saucepan mix corn syrup, milk, butter, egg yolks & vanilla
  • Cook & stir over medium heat until thickened - 10-12 mins
  • Remove from heat & stir in the pecans & coconut
  • Cool until thick & spreadable
  • .
  • CHOCOLATE FROSTING:-
  • In a bowl, beat cream cheese, corn syrup & butter until creamy
  • Sift together icing sugar & cocoa
  • Beat in to cream cheese mixture with the vanilla until frosting is of spreading consistancy
  • .
  • ASSEMBLY:-
  • Place 1 cake layer on serving plate, cut side up
  • Spread with 1/3 pecan/coconut filling
  • Top with 2nd cake layer
  • Spread with about2/3 cup of chocolate frosting
  • Top with 3rd cake layer
  • Spread with 1/3 of filling
  • Top with 4th cake layer - cut side down
  • Frost the sides of the cake with the remaining chocolate frosting
  • Spread the last 1/3 of the filling over the top
  • Refrigerate until set - about 2 hrs
  • .
  • NOTE:-
  • Cooking time is estimated & includes cake & filling

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    " It was excellent "
    jillean ate it and said...
    Just love this recipe. It will be a new addition for the Thanksgiving table this year for sure.
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    " It was excellent "
    cholena ate it and said...
    I love pecan and spices ...... atually I just had some : )
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    " It was excellent "
    henrie ate it and said...
    I'm drooling! You have my 5
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