Chocolate Pecan Cake

Directions

1. 1
   Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. 2
   Melt 1/2 stick of the butter in a small saucepan.
3. 3
   Remove from heat, stir in brown sugar, coconut, pecans, chocolate morsels and milk; blend well.
4. 4
   Spread the mixture in the bottom of a 9 inch round cake pan.
5. 5
   Set aside.
6. 6
   Stir together the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a mixing bowl.
7. 7
   Add the remaining 1/2 stick of butter, the vanilla, water and egg; beat until the batter is thoroughly blended and smooth.
8. 8
   Pour over the coconut pecan mixture, bake for about 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center of the cake comes out clean.
9. 9
   Cool in the pan for 5 minutes, then turn onto a serving plate, coconut pecan mixture on top.
10. 10
    Serve the cake warm or cold with vanilla ice cream.