Chocolate Coconut Cake From King Arthur Flour Food

FLOURLESS CHOCOLATE CAKE BY KING ARTHUR FLOUR- WITH CHOCOLATE GL

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Lightly grease an 8" round cake pan; cut a piece of parchment or waxed paper to fit, grease it, and lay it in the bottom of pan (I sprayed the whole pan with flour Pam).
• To make cake; heat the chocolate and butter in microwave, stirring until mixture is melted and smooth.
• Add the sugar, salt and espresso powder.
• Add eggs, beating briefly until smooth.
• Add cocoa powder and mix just to combine.
• Spoon batter into prepared pan.
• Bake cake for 25 minutes; the top will have formed a thn crust.
• Remove from oven and cool in the pan for 5 minutes.
• Loosen the edges of the cake from the pan, and turn it out onto a serving plate.
• Allow cake to cool completely before glazing.
• GLAZE.
• Heat chocolate and cream in microwave, stirring until chocolate melst and mixture is completely smooth.
• Spoon glaze over the cake, spreading it to drip over the sides a bit.
• Garnish with toasted almonds if desired.
• Allow glaze to set for several hours before serving cake.

CHOCOLATE COCONUT BUNDT CAKE

Steps:

• Can use a chocolate glaze if you prefer.
• Preheat oven to 350° degrees.
• Grease and flour a 10" bundt pan.
• Filling: In a small bowl, beat egg whites till foamy.
• Slowly add sugar while beating whites until stiff peaks form.
• Stir in flour and coconut and set mixture aside.
• Cake batter: In a large bowl, mix remaining ingredients.
• Beat for 2 minutes with mixer at medium speed.
• Pour about 1/3 to 1/2 of the batter into the pan.
• Spoon the coconut mixture evenly on top of the batter.
• Fill the pan with the remaining batter.
• Bake at 350° for 50-55 minutes, or until cake tester inserted into center comes out clean.
• Let cake cool in the pan for about 15 minutes, remove from pan and finish cooling on rack.
• When cool, top with glaze.
• Confectioner's Sugar Glaze: In a small bowl, gradually stir milk into sugar, glaze should be thick enough to stay on the top of the cake, yet"drip" down the sides a bit.

GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE TOPPING - KING ARTHUR FLOUR

Steps:

• Whisk together the brown sugar, Clear jel and salt until thoroughly combined.
• Melt the butter in a medium-sized saucepan; stir in the milk or haft & half, sugar mixture and corn syrup. Bring to a simmer and cook gently, stirring constantly, until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture thickens slightly.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla, flavor, coconut and pecans. Spread on cooled cake.

BEST COCONUT CHOCOLATE CAKE

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking soda and salt. In a small saucepan, combine the butter, water and cocoa. Cook and stir until butter is melted; add to dry ingredients. Combine the eggs, buttermilk and vanilla; add to chocolate mixture and mix well. , Pour into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. , Meanwhile, in a large saucepan, combine 1 cup evaporated milk, 3/4 cup sugar and marshmallows; cook and stir until marshmallows are melted. Remove from heat; stir in coconut. Immediately sprinkle 1 cup almonds over cake. Spread coconut mixture over top. Sprinkle with remaining almonds (pan will be full). , In a small saucepan, combine butter with remaining milk and sugar. Cook and stir until butter is melted. Remove from the heat; stir in chocolate chips until melted. Drizzle over almonds. Cool on a wire rack.