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