Ring-O-Coconut Cake

2 cups Sugar

1 cup Cooking oil

2 Eggs

3 cups All-purpose flour

3/4 cup Unsweetened cocoa

2 teaspoons Baking soda

2 teaspoons Baking powder

1 1/2 teaspoons Salt

1 cup Coffee -- hot

1 cup Buttermilk

1 teaspoon Vanilla

1/2 cup Nuts -- chopped

-----FILLING----- 8 ounces Cream cheese -- softened

1/4 cup Sugar

1 teaspoon Vanilla

1 Egg

1/2 cup Flaked coconut

1 cup Semisweet chocolate pieces -- =OR=- milk chocolate

-----GLAZE----- 1 cup Powdered sugar

3 tablespoons Cocoa

2 tablespoons Butter -- melted

2 teaspoons Vanilla

3 tablespoons Water; hot -- to 5 tbls

Generously grease and lightly flour a 10" tube or Bundt pan. Prepare filling: set aside. In large mixer bowl, combine sugar, oil, and eggs; beat 1 minute at high speed. Add remaining ingredients except filling and nuts; beat 3 minutes at medium speed, scraping bowl occaisonally. By hand, stir in nuts. Pour half of the batter in prepared pan. Carefully top with filling. Cover with remaining batter. Bake at 350~ for 70-75 minutes, (cover with foil if it starts to get too brown) until top springs back when touched lightly in center. Cool upright in pan for 15 minutes; remove from pan. Cool completely. If desired, drizzle with glaze.

FILLING: In small bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar, vanilla, and egg until smooth. Stir in coconut and chocolate pieces.