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Miami Beach Cake

SUBMITTED BY: Allison Hancock  PHOTO BY: Kell1581 

"A lady from our church makes this every year for her daughter."
Miami Beach Cake Recipe
RECIPE RATING:
This recipe has been rated 5 times with an average star rating of 4.2
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Original recipe yield 1 - 2 layer cake

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/3 cup butter, melted
  • 1/2 cup chopped pecans
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1 1/2 cups white sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
  • 1 cup heavy whipping cream
  • 2 tablespoons white sugar
  • 1 cup flaked coconut

What to Drink?
Wine Port
Hot Non-Alcoholic Coffee

DIRECTIONS

  1. Grease and flour bottom of two 9 inch round cake pans. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  2. Melt 1/3 cup chocolate morsels. Combine melted butter or margarine with coconut, pecans, and 2/3 cup chocolate morsels; set aside.
  3. Cream butter or margarine in a large mixing bowl. Gradually add 1 1/2 cups sugar, and beat until fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Blend in melted chocolate and vanilla extract.
  4. Combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. Add these dry ingredients alternately with buttermilk to the creamed mixture, beginning and ending with dry ingredients. Mix well after each addition. Pour batter into greased pans. Sprinkle with coconut mixture.
  5. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes, or until cake springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool cake on wire racks.
  6. Beat cream with 2 tablespoons of sugar until stiff. Fill and frost cooled cake with whipped cream. Refrigerate after icing.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 5, 2007 by magpercy 
This is a great cake!!!!! I make it without the coconut as most of my family does not like it... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 29, 2002 by jems 
This was a good cake. The whipped cream (1 cup)was not enough for the whole cake, just middle... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on May 28, 2005 by marciahugs 
Great cake. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jul. 11, 2007 by Lorac 
Nothing spectacular - just a cake. Won't make again. MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.2 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 25, 2009 by Kell1581 
The cake is really good. I made it into cupcakes!! MORE


 
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Nutritional Information
Miami Beach Cake

Servings Per Recipe: 12

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 515

  • Total Fat: 30.9g
  • Cholesterol: 97mg
  • Sodium: 455mg
  • Total Carbs: 57.6g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 2.5g
  • Protein: 5.8g

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