Chocolate Cake with Coconut Icing

The ultimate comfort food. Cook time and servings are approximate.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 24

Ingredients

• Cake

• 1⁄2 cup butter or 1⁄2 cup margarine
• 4  ounces  unsweetened chocolate
• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 2  teaspoons vanilla extract, divided
• 1 3⁄4 cups buttermilk
• 3  large eggs
• 1 3⁄4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1  teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
•  unsweetened cocoa (for dusting pan)

• Icing

• 1 (15 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 1 3⁄4 cups  shredded coconut

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Grease 13 x 9" baking pan, dust with cocoa, tapping out excess.
3. Heat butter& chocolate in large sauce pan over medium heat stirring frequently until melted and smooth Remove from heat.
4. Stir in sugar and 1 teaspoon vanilla until smooth.
5. Gradually whisk in buttermilk, then eggs.
6. Add flour, baking soda, salt& baking powder, whisking until smooth.
7. Pour batter into prepared pan.
8. Bake 25- 30 minutes until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
9. Cool 5 minutes.
10. Heat broiler.
11. Stir remaining 1 teaspoon vanilla into can of sweetened condensed milk; spread over warm cake Sprinkle cake evenly with coconut.
12. Place cake under broiler for 2- 3 minutes until coconut is golden.
13. Cool cake completely on wire rack.