2 c. plain flour
2 tbsp. cocoa
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
1/4 c. butter
1 c. buttermilk
1 3/4 c. brown sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla

Sift dry ingredients; melt butter in buttermilk, cool. Combine brown sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Add dry ingredients alternately with butter and buttermilk. Bake in bread pan for about 30 minutes at 375 degrees.

ICING:

1/2 c. butter
1 c. coconut
1 c. brown sugar
1/4 c. canned milk
1 tbsp. vanilla
1/2 c. pecans

Melt butter with brown sugar until it dissolves. Add other ingredients. Put on cake and place under broiler wires until lightly brown.