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¾ cup milk chocolate chips
1 teaspoon shortening or oil
Before making the cake, line an 18x13x1 inch cookie sheet with foil
and spread shredded sweetened coconut evenly over cookie sheet.
Bake at 375 degrees F for 10 to 15 minutes, checking and tossing
coconut regularly, every 2-5 minutes, to make sure all the coconut
gets toasted evenly and does not burn. Coconut is done when it is
golden brown.
In a large mixing bowl, measure flour and sugar. Set aside.
In a medium sauce pan, combine butter, water, cocoa and
shortening. Bring to a boil. After mixture reaches a boil, add it to
the flour mixture and stir to combine.
Add buttermilk, then baking soda, then eggs, then vanilla in that
order, mixing in-between each addition.
Pour into a greased 18x13x1 inch cookie sheet and bake at 400
degrees F for 20 minutes.
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In a medium microwave safe bowl, combine butter and milk and
bring to a boil. Stir caramel sauce and then add powdered sugar
and vanilla and stir until smooth.
After cake has cooked, remove from oven and poke holes in hot
cake with a fork. Pour frosting evenly over top. Immediately sprinkle
with top of warm frosting with toasted coconut.
In microwavable bowl, add caramel and evaporated milk and cook
on high in 30 second increments, string in between each increment.
Continue to cook and stir until caramel is smooth. Drizzle over
coconut.
In another microwavable bowl, add chocolate chips and shortening
(or oil). Microwave on high in 30 second increments, stirring in
between each increment until the chocolate in melted. Drizzle over
caramel.
Let Caramel and Chocolate drizzle set before cutting into it.
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