Mounds Cake Recipe: Irresistibly Delicious Dessert
Indulge in this irresistible mounds cake recipe with rich chocolate and creamy coconut filling. Perfect for any occasion, it's a sweet treat everyone will love!
Ingredients
- 1 and ¾ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 and ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 and ½ teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup buttermilk
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup boiling water
- 2 cups sweetened shredded coconut
- 1 can sweetened condensed milk 14 ounces
- 1 cup heavy cream
- 8 ounces semi-sweet chocolate chopped
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F and prepare cake pans with grease and flour.
- In a large bowl, whisk together flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In another bowl, beat eggs and mix with buttermilk, oil, and vanilla extract.
- Combine wet mixture with dry ingredients, then stir in boiling water.
- Divide batter into pans and bake for 30-35 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean.
- Cool cakes in pans for 10 minutes, then transfer to a wire rack.
- Cook condensed milk and coconut in a saucepan until thickened, then cool.
- Spread coconut filling on one cake layer and top with the second layer.
- Heat cream, add chocolate, and stir to make ganache, then pour over the cake.
- Let ganache set for 30 minutes before serving.