4 oz. white chocolate, shaved

1 tsp. vanilla

1 tsp. water

1/2 cup chocolate chips

2 sticks butter, softened

1/2 cup pecans, chopped

1/2 tsp. salt

1/2 cup coconut

1 tsp. soda

1 1/2 cup sugar

6 chocolate caramels

1 cup buttermilk

2 tbsp. creme de cacao

2 eggs

2 cup cake flour

Chocolate sprinkles

Chocolate Custard

1 1/2 tbsp. sugar

1 cup milk, scalded

1/2 tbsp. flour

1/4 tsp. vanilla

1 egg, slightly beaten

1 oz. semi-sweet chocolate, melted and cooled

Frosting

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1/2 pint whipping cream

1 tsp. cocoa

drops vanilla

Melt white chocolate in water over low heat.

Cream butter and blend in chocolate.

Sift flour with salt and soda.

Add flour mixture, sugar and buttermilk to chocolate/butter mixture.

Beat 2 minutes.

Beat in eggs one at a time.

Add vanilla. Fold in chocolate chips, pecans and coconut.

Bake in 2 well-greased, floured 9-inch cake pans at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Cook recipe for Chocolate Custard (recipe follows).

Add caramels to custard when custard becomes thick. Stir until caramels melt. Cool.

When cake is cooled, drizzle creme de cacao on bottom layer.

Sandwich with custard. Frost with frosting.

Add chocolate sprinkles on top.

Custard: Combine sugar and flour. Beat into eggs. Beat chocolate into egg mixture.

Add to scalded milk in double boiler and cook, stirring often until thickened.

Add vanilla and cool completely.

Frosting: Sift together sugar and cocoa.

Whip the cream until frothy.

Gradually beat in sugar mixture. Add vanilla.

Sugar: 43g

:

Calcium: 102mg

Calories: 586kcal

Carbohydrates: 62g

Cholesterol: 75mg

Fat: 35g

Fiber: 2g

Iron: 1mg

Potassium: 201mg

Protein: 7g

Saturated Fat: 14g

Sodium: 327mg

Vitamin A: 1089IU

Vitamin C: 1mg