Bring to a boil:
2 sticks butter
4 tablespoons of cocoa
l cup water
then pour over 2 cups sugar
2 cups flour
Mix well and add l tsp soda
half cup of buttermilk
2 well beaten eggs
l tsp vanilla
Bake in a greased & floured 10 by15 pan at 350 degrees

Now comes the fun part:
First layer of frosting:
Bring to a boil l cup milnot, one and a half cups sugar and
1 stick of margerine. Add l4 ounces of coconut and spread over hot cake.

Second layer of frosting:
one half cup of milnot
l cup sugar
6 ounces choclate chips
l cup almonds or pecans
Bring to boil and spread over coconut layer

This is a church ladies recipe...did you add up all of the sugar? Don't let a diabetic even smell it.