Easy And Delicious German Chocolate Cake

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (18 ounce) box german chocolate cake mix
• 1 (3 1/2 ounce) box instant chocolate pudding mix
• 4 eggs
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 1/3 cups water
• 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
• 3/4 cup butter
• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 4 egg yolks, slightly beaten
• 2 1/2-3 cups shredded coconut
• 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans

Recipe

• 1 cake:.
• 2 place all ingredients in mixer bowl, and mix on medium speed for 4 minutes.
• 3 grease 3 9" round baking pans.
• 4 divide mixture evenly into pans.
• 5 bake at 350 for for 20-25 minutes. (i use dark baking pans, reduce heat to 325, and they are usually done right at 20 minutes.).
• 6 let the cakes cool for 15 minutes.
• 7 remove cakes from pans, and cool them completely on wire racks.
• 8 frosting:.
• 9 place the milk, butter, sugar, vanilla extract and egg yolks into a large saucepan.
• 10 stirring constantly, cook on medium heat until mixture thickens and turns golden brown.
• 11 stir in the coconut and pecans.
• 12 let this cool to room temperature.
• 13 layer each of the three cakes with frosting spread between each one.
• 14 finish by frosting the sides and top of cake.