🥥🍰 German Chocolate Pecan Coconut Cake

Ingredients

For the Cake

• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1¾ cups granulated sugar
• ¾ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1½ tsp baking powder
• 1½ tsp baking soda
• ½ tsp salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup milk
• ½ cup vegetable oil
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1 cup hot water or hot coffee

For the Coconut Pecan Frosting

• 1 cup evaporated milk
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3 egg yolks
• ½ cup unsalted butter
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 1½ cups shredded sweetened coconut
• 1 cup chopped pecans

Instructions

1. Preheat oven
   Preheat oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease and flour two 9-inch round cake pans.
2. Make the cake batter
   In a large bowl mix flour, sugar, cocoa powder, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
   Add eggs, milk, oil, and vanilla. Mix until smooth.
   Stir in hot water or coffee (batter will be thin).
3. Bake
   Divide batter between pans and bake 30–35 minutes until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cakes cool completely.
4. Prepare the frosting
   In a saucepan combine evaporated milk, sugar, egg yolks, and butter.
   Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until thick (about 10–12 minutes).
   Remove from heat and stir in vanilla, coconut, and pecans. Let cool slightly.
5. Assemble the cake
   Spread the coconut pecan frosting over the top of the cake and between layers.

✨ Tip: This frosting is what makes the cake famous—rich, sticky, and full of coconut and pecans, just like the one in your picture!