Colette's Chocolate Bourbon Coconut Cake Recipe

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Colette's Chocolate Bourbon Coconut Cake
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Directions:

  1. Place the sifted flour in a medium bowl and stir in the baking soda and salt; set aside. In a large bowl, place the chocolate and the butter. Pour the hot coffee over the chocolate and butter and then add the bourbon. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let stand until chocolate and butter are melted. Remove the cover and whisk to fully incorporate. Set aside until mixture has cooled.
  2. Grease and flour 2 (8-inch) round cake pans. Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F.
  3. When coffee mixture has cooled, add the sugar and whisk until blended. Add the flour mixture, half at a time and stir until just combined. Add the eggs, vanilla, and coconut and whisk until well blended. Pour batter into prepared pans. Bake for about 45 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool cakes in pans for about 10 minutes and then cool completely on a rack before icing.
  4. While cakes are cooling, make ganache:
  5. Place the chocolate in a large bowl. Heat the cream in a saucepan just until it starts to boil. Immediately pour the cream over the chocolate, making sure that all of the chocolate is covered. Cover the bowl and let stand for 5 minutes. Whisk the chocolate until dark and shiny and then let cool to room temperature. The more you whisk this icing as it cools, the stiffer it will get. If you refrigerate the icing before you put it on the cake, it will get very hard and you will have to microwave it for a few seconds to soften it to a spreadable state.
  6. Frost cake:
  7. Spread ganache over bottom layer of cake. Place the second cake layer on top of the ganache. Frost the top and sides of the cake with the remaining ganache.
  8. Professional Recipe: This recipe was provided by a chef, restaurant or culinary professional and makes a large quantity. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe in the proportions indicated and therefore cannot make any representation as to the results.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 305.05 Kcal (1277 kJ)
Calories from fat 207.97 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 23.11g 36%
Cholesterol 56.2mg 19%
Sodium 89.52mg 4%
Potassium 181.83mg 4%
Total Carbs 27.24g 9%
Sugars 22.41g 90%
Dietary Fiber 2.41g 10%
Protein 2.51g 5%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 0.9mg 5%
Calcium 22.7mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 338.23 Kcal (1416 kJ)
Calories from fat 230.59 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 25.62g 36%
Cholesterol 62.31mg 19%
Sodium 99.26mg 4%
Potassium 201.61mg 4%
Total Carbs 30.2g 9%
Sugars 24.85g 90%
Dietary Fiber 2.68g 10%
Protein 2.79g 5%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 1mg 5%
Calcium 25.2mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 7.5
    Points
  • 9
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium,
  • good source of fiber

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