German Chocolate Cake with Coconut-Pecan Filling (Paula Deen) Recipe - Details, Calories, Nutrition

Ingredients

• nonstick cooking spray with flour
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup whole buttermilk
• 1 4- oz bar sweet baking chocolate , such as baker's german, melted and cooled
• coconut-pecan filling , recipe follows
• chocolate ganache frosting , recipe follows
• optional garnishes: pecan halves, chocolate curls
• 1 1/2 cups heavy whipping cream
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 5 egg yolks
• 2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
• 1 1/2 cups chopped toasted pecans
• 6 tbsp butter
• two 4-oz bars sweet baking chocolate , such as baker's german, chopped
• 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter, softened
• 1 1/2 tbsp light corn syrup
• 1 cup heavy whipping cream, boiling