INGREDIENTS
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1/2 cup boiling water
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1 bar (4 ounces) sweet cooking chocolate, broken into pieces
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2 1/2 cups cake flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1 teaspoon salt
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2 cups sugar
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1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
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4 egg yolks
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1 teaspoon vanilla
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1 cup buttermilk, at room temperature
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4 egg whites, beaten to stiff peaks
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1 1/2 cup sugar
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1 1/2 cup evaporated milk
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3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter
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5 egg yolks
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1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
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1 bag (7 ounces) sweetened flaked coconut
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1 1/2 cups chopped pecans