Cake

• 1 egg
• ? cup vegetable oil
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 2 cup flour
• 1 ¾ cup sugar
• ½ cup cocoa
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp baking soda 
• 1 cup hot coffee

Frosting

• 1 cup sugar
• ? cup milk
• 5 tbsp butter
• 1 ½ cup chocolate chips
• ½ cup caramel topping

• 1 cup toasted pecans

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Grease a 9X13 inch pan.

Combine egg, oil and buttermilk.  In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, cocoa, salt and baking soda. Combine the egg mixture and the flour mixture, mixing well.  Slowly mix in hot coffee.  Turn into prepared pan and bake 40-45 minutes. Frost when cooled. 

Frosting: mix sugar and milk in a saucepan, add butter and bring to a boil.  Put    chocolate chips in a bowl, pour hot mixture over them and mix until smooth. Spread over cooled cake.  Drizzle caramel topping over the frosting and crunch pecans over caramel with your hand.  Makes 12 servings.