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