Kay's German Chocolate Layer Cake With Coconut-pecan Filling

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21 Ingredients

• 2 cups lightly packed sweetened flaked coconut
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/3 cup boiling water
• 4 large eggs
• 12 Tbsps unsalted butter , softened but still cool
• 1/2 tsp baking soda
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 1 1/4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 8 Tbsps unsalted butter , softened but still cool
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 large eggs , at room temperature
• 2 tsps instant espresso or instant coffee powder
• 1/4 cup nonalkalized cocoa (Hershey's)
• cake
• frosting
• 2 tsps vanilla extract
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 cups toated pecans , chopped
• 1/3 cup buttermilk or plain yogurt