$(1)$证明:在$\triangle ABC$和$\triangle ADE$中
$\begin {cases}BC = DE\\∠B = ∠D \\AB = AD\end {cases}$
∴$\triangle ABC≌\triangle ADE(S AS)$
$(2)$解:∵$\triangle ABC≌\triangle ADE$
∴$AC = AE,$$∠BAC = ∠DAE = 60°,$∴$∠AEC = ∠ACE$
∵$\triangle ACE$的内角和为$180°$
∴$∠ACE=\frac 12(180°-∠DAE)=\frac 12(180 - 60)°= 60°$