german chocolate cake

Ingredients For german chocolate cake

• 1/2 c

  boiling water
• 1 1/3 c

  flaked coconut
• 1 tsp

  vanilla extract
• 1/2 c

  butter
• 3

  egg yolks
• 1 c

  sugar
• 1 c

  evaporated milk
• FROSTING INGREDIENTS
• 1 c

  buttermilk
• 1/2 tsp

  salt
• 1 tsp

  baking soda
• 2 1/2 c

  cake flour
• 1 tsp

  vanilla extract
• 4

  eggs, separated
• 2 c

  sugar
• 1 c

  butter
• 4 oz

  baking chocolate, sweetened
• 1 c

  chopped pecans