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- 1 cup water
- 1 cup (2 sticks) butter
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 3/4 cups flour, spooned lightly into measuring cups and leveled with a knife
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon table salt
- 3 eggs
- 3/4 cup buttermilk or sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- BROILED COCONUT TOPPING
- 1 stick (1/2 cup) salted butter, softened or melted
- 1 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 cup flaked coconut
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 2-3 tablespoons whole milk or half and half
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