Showing posts with label German Chocolate Cake and Coconut-Pecan Frosting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label German Chocolate Cake and Coconut-Pecan Frosting. Show all posts

Friday, March 12, 2010

German Chocolate Cake & Coconut-Pecan Frosting


This cake is soooooo good & it's Danny's favorite!



German Chocolate Cake

I use the Wacky Cake recipe found here, but any chocolate cake recipe would be good I'm sure. I like to make it using round pans instead of a 9x13.


*I do the 1 1/2 batch.  It makes two 9-inch round pans.


Coconut-Pecan Frosting

1 C. evaporated milk

1 C. sugar

3 slightly beaten egg yolks

1/2 C. butter

1 tsp. vanilla

1 1/3 C. coconut

1 C. chopped pecans (or walnuts)



Combine milk, sugar, egg yolks, butter, and vanilla in a medium saucepan. Cook & stir over medium heat until thickened--about 12 minutes. Remove from heat & stir in coconut & nuts. Cool until thickened enough to spread (about 30-60 minutes), stirring occasionally.


Makes 2 1/2 cups


*I double the frosting recipe because we like a generous amount of frosting for the cake.



recipe from mom