Name: Colette's chocolate bourbon coconut cake
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 50 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: For the cake; 300g sifted plain flour; 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda; Pinch salt; 150g unsweetened chocolate, coarsely chopped; 220g unsalted butter, softened; 435ml hot coffee; 60ml bourbon; 400g sugar; 2 eggs; 1 tsp vanilla essence; 75g shredded coconut; For the ganache; 350g semisweet chocolate (either blocks cut into small pieces or chocolate chips); 250g double cream; 2 tsps your favorite liqueur or essence, optional