GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH EASY COCONUT - PECAN FILLING AND FROSTING

German Chocolate Cake With Easy Coconut - Pecan Filling and Frosting image

Provided by Karla Everett @Karla59

Categories Cakes

Number Of Ingredients 20

FOR CAKE :
1 package(s) german sweet chocolate
2 1/3 cup(s) cake flour
1 1/2 cup(s) sugar
1 teaspoon(s) baking soda
1/2 teaspoon(s) baking powder
1/2 teaspoon(s) salt
2/3 cup(s) butter or margarine
1 cup(s) buttermilk
1 teaspoon(s) vanilla
2 - eggs
FOR COCONUT PECAN FILLING / FROSTING
3/4 cup(s) evaporated milk
1/2 cup(s) brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 cup(s) granulated sugar
1/2 cup(s) butter or margerine
1 teaspoon(s) vanilla
3 - egg yolks ; slightly beaten
1 1/3 cup(s) coconut, flaked
1 cup(s) chopped pecans

Steps:

FOR THE CAKE :
Melt chocolate over low heat and cool.
Sift flour with sugar,soda,baking powder and salt.
Soften butter ; Add flour mixture , 3/4 cup buttermilk and vanilla. Mix to dampen flour ; beat for 2 minutes @ medium speed of electric mixer , scraping bowl occasionally.
Add chocolate , eggs and the remaining 1/4 cup of buttermilk ; Beat 1 minute with mixer.
Pour into two 9" layer pans , lined on bottom with paper .
Bake @ 350° for about 35 minutes , or until cake tested with a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
Cool in pans for 15 minutes ; remove from pans and cool on rack....Frost.
FOR THE COCONUT - PECAN FILLING AND FROSTING :
Combine milk , sugars , butter and vanilla. Bring to a FULL boil , stirring constantly , Remove from heat ( Mixture may appear curdled ).
QUICKLY stir small amount of hot mixture into egg yolks ; then stir into hot mixture.
Return to boil , stirring constantly ; Remove from heat ; Add coconut and pecans.
Cool to spreading consistency , beating occasionally.