original german chocolate cake recipe

Ingredients For original german chocolate cake recipe

• 1 pkg

  baker german sweet chocolate bar
• 1/2 c

  boiling water
• 1 c

  butter
• 2 c

  sugar
• 4

  egg yolks unbeaten
• 1 tsp

  vanilla
• 2 1/2 c

  sifted cake flour
• 1/2 tsp

  salt
• 1 tsp

  baking soda
• 1 c

  buttermilk
• 4

  egg whites stiffly beaten
• FROSTING
• 1 c

  evaporated milk
• 1 c

  sugar
• 3

  egg yolks
• 1/4 lb

  butter
• 1 tsp

  vanilla
• 1 1/3 c

  angel flake coconut
• 1 c

  chopped pecans