Ultimate Chocolate Coconut Cake Recipe | TLC's Ultimate Cake Off

Colette Peters created this Chocolate and Coconut Cake recipe in the second season of TLC's 'Ultimate Cake Off'.

INGREDIENTS

Chocolate Cake 2 cups all purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 pinch salt 2 cups coffee 5 oz unsweetened chocolate 2 sticks butter 2 cups sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 teaspoons bourbon extract Coconut Cake 42 oz sugar 20 oz butter 1 1/2 teaspoons salt 4 teaspoons vanilla extract 2 cups egg whites 18 oz cake flour 18 oz all purpose flour 4 teaspoons baking powder 3 cups coconut milk Chocolate Ganache 3 pounds dark chocolate chips 1 quart heavy cream White Chocolate Ganache 3 ounces white chocolate 8 ounces heavy cream

PREPARATION:

Chocolate Cake

1. Put chocolate and butter (chopped) in mixer bowl.
2. Pour on the hot coffee and wait for everything to melt, stirring occasionally.
3. Once cool, add sugar and mix well.
4. Sift together flour, baking soda and salt and gradually add to the batter, whisking well.
5. Add eggs and extracts.
6. Whisk until everything is well incorporated.
7. Bake at 250° F in a convection oven.

Coconut Cake

1. Cream butter and sugar.
2. Add salt and vanilla and mix.
3. Add egg whites and mix well, scraping bowl.
4. Sift in flours and baking powder, alternating with coconut milk additions.
5. Bake at 300° F in a convection oven.

Chocolate Ganache

1. Bring cream to boil and pour over chocolate.
2. Allow to sit so chocolate melts.
3. Whisk until smooth.

White Chocolate Ganache

1. Bring cream to boil and pour over white chocolate.
2. Allow to sit so white chocolate melts.
3. Whisk until smooth.

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