Hundred Dollar Icing

1. Combine sugar and cocoa in a (4-quart) saucepan. Add milk and butter and bring to a boil over medium heat. Boil for exactly 21/2 minutes. Remove from heat and add pecans and vanilla.

2. Cool by setting the pot in about 2 inches of cool water in the sink and stirring until mixture thickens. Spread over cooled cake. This icing will harden when cooled.

Note: This recipe also works well with your favorite yellow, chocolate or white cake mix.

*Source: The Advocate - Baton Rouge, Louisiana