Mounds Layer Cake

Name: Mounds Layer Cake
Ingredients: Cake:; 2 cups sugar; 1 cup Dutch Process Cocoa Powder (I used Hershey’s Special Dark); 1 3/4 cups all purpose flour; 1 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1 tsp salt; 2 large eggs; 1 cup buttermilk; 3/4 cup boiling water; Filling:; 14 oz bag sweetened, shredded coconut; 1 can sweetened condensed milk; Frosting:; 1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter, slightly softened; 1/3 cup cream of coconut (I buy this in a squeeze bottle with the drink mixers); 1/4 cup heavy cream; 3 cups powdered sugar; Ganache:; 1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips; 1/2 cup heavy cream; 1/4 cup light corn syrup (you can use honey if you are opposed to corn syrup)

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INGREDIENTS

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Cake:

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2 cups sugar

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1 cup Dutch Process Cocoa Powder (I used Hershey’s Special Dark)

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1 3/4 cups all purpose flour

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1 1/2 tsp baking powder

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1 1/2 tsp baking soda

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1 tsp salt

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2 large eggs

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1 cup buttermilk

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3/4 cup boiling water

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Filling:

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14 oz bag sweetened, shredded coconut

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1 can sweetened condensed milk

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Frosting:

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1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter, slightly softened

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1/3 cup cream of coconut (I buy this in a squeeze bottle with the drink mixers)

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1/4 cup heavy cream

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3 cups powdered sugar

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Ganache:

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1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips

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1/2 cup heavy cream

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1/4 cup light corn syrup (you can use honey if you are opposed to corn syrup)

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