Ring Of Coconut Fudge Cake

Ingredients

• 2 c sugar
• 1 c cooking oil
• 2 eggs
• 3 c enriched all-purpose flour
• 34 c unsweetened cocoa
• 2 tsp soda
• 2 tsp baking powder
• 1 12 tsp salt
• 1 c hot coffee or water
• 1 c buttermilk or sour milk
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 12 c chopped nuts
• 1 c powdered sugar
• 3 Tbsp cocoa
• 2 Tbsp butter
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1 to 3 Tbsp hot water

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350
2. Generously grease and lightly flour a 10-inch tube or Bundt pan
3. Prepare filling set aside
4. In large mixer bowl combine sugar oil and eggs
5. Beat 1 minute at high speed
6. Add remaining ingredients except filling beat 3 minutes at medium speed scraping bowl occasionally
7. By hand stir in nuts
8. Pour half of batter into prepared pan
9. Carefully spoon prepared filling over batter top with remaining batter
10. Bake at 350 for 70 to 75 minutes until top springs back when touched lightly in center
11. Cool upright in pan 15 minutes remove from pan
12. Cool completely drizzle with glaze made by combining