Mom's German Chocolate Cake
By: Jenna
Published: Thursday, February 18, 2010 - 12:44pm

Ingredients




1 boxed German chocolate cake mix (I use Betty Crocker)
FOR THE ICING:
5 ounces cans evaporated milk
1 1/2 cups sugar
5 egg yolks (beaten)
3/4 cup margarine
1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
3 cups flaked coconut
2 cups chopped pecans

Preparation

1 Boxed German Chocolate Cake Mix (I use Betty Crocker) 2 Here's the icing: 3 Oz. cans evaporated milk 4 Cups sugar 5 Egg yolks (beaten) 6 Cup margarine 7 Teaspoons vanilla 8 Cups flaked coconut 9 Cups chopped pecans 10 Combine evaporated milk, sugar, egg yolks, butter and vanilla in small saucepan. Cook and stir over medium heat until thick, about 12 minutes. Stir in coconut and pecans. Beat until thick enough to spread. Then place this mixture into the fridge and let it harden before attempting to spread it onto a completely cooled cake. 11 TIP - I have found that taking my metal cake spatula and freezing it helps the icing adhere to the cake, because it wants to stick to the warmest object.

About


So I thought I'd post my German Chocolate Cake recipe for you all. It's my Mom's actually. It's SO yummy. The cake part we don't make from scratch but of course you can!
We use the Betty Crocker German Chocolate Cake mix.