German Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• spago chocolate cake (spago's chocolate chiffon cake)
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 cups heavy cream
• 6 large egg yolks
• 8 ounces unsalted butter
• 2 2/3 cups sweetened flaked coconut
• 2 2/3 cups chopped pecans
• dark chocolate, ganache-- sufficient to coat sides (dark chocolate ganache)
• chopped pecans, sufficient to coat sides

Recipe

• 1 filling: combine all ingredients in a saucepan.
• 2 stir constantly over medium heat until mixture is thickened and bubbly.
• 3 reduce heat to low and cook stirring for 1-2 minutes more.
• 4 let filling cool until spreadable.
• 5 will keep 1 week in refrigerator.
• 6 soften before using.
• 7 spread filling between cake layers and on top of cake.
• 8 ice sides with very soft ganache.
• 9 coat sides with pecans.