Coconut Pecan Cake from Dolester “Dol” Miles - The Local Palate

Name: Coconut Pecan Cake from Dolester “Dol” Miles - The Local Palate
Ingredients: ¾ cup unsalted butter; softened; plus more for greasing pans; 2¼ cups flour; plus more for dusting pans; 1 cup firmly packed sweetened shredded coconut; ¾ cup pecan halves; toasted; 2 cups sugar; divided; 1 tablespoon baking powder; ¾ teaspoon salt; ¼ cup cream of coconut; 4 large eggs; 1 teaspoon coconut extract; 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened coconut milk; 2 large egg yolks; lightly beaten; ¾ cup sweetened condensed milk; 4 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1 tablespoon cream of coconut; 1 cup sweetened shredded coconut; 1 cup sugar; 1 cup heavy cream; ¼ cup powdered sugar; 2 cups sweetened shredded coconut; toasted| * Bottega plates the cake with crème anglaise (if you have extra filling, that works too).

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Bake this light, complex coconut pecan cake from Dolester Miles that drew inspiration from a different coconut-laced cake: german chocolate.

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Ingredients

¾ cup unsalted butter
softened
plus more for greasing pans
2¼ cups flour
plus more for dusting pans
1 cup firmly packed sweetened shredded coconut
¾ cup pecan halves
toasted
2 cups sugar
divided
1 tablespoon baking powder
¾ teaspoon salt
¼ cup cream of coconut
4 large eggs
1 teaspoon coconut extract
1 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened coconut milk
2 large egg yolks
lightly beaten
¾ cup sweetened condensed milk
4 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 tablespoon cream of coconut
1 cup sweetened shredded coconut
1 cup sugar
1 cup heavy cream
¼ cup powdered sugar
2 cups sweetened shredded coconut
toasted|<I>* Bottega plates the cake with crème anglaise (if you have extra filling, that works too).</I>