Recipe(tried): German Chocolate Cake (repost)

Leanne: There are many recipes for German Chocolate Cake already posted on TRL. I have copied only one below. You might look at the rest by searching TRL for: German Chocolate Cake

THE BEST GERMAN CHOCOLATE CAKE

"A 3-layer cake that's out of this world and will get rave reviews!!" - Gina, Fla.

4 oz. German Chocolate
1/2 cup boiling water
1 cup butter
2 cups sugar
4 egg yolks
1 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 cups sifted flour
1 tsp. baking powder
1 cup buttermilk
4 egg whites, stiffly beaten
Coconut Pecan Frosting (recipe follows)

Melt chocolate in 1/2 cup boiling water. Cool.

Cream butter and sugar together; add egg yolks, vanilla and chocolate mixture. Beat well.

Add flour alternately with buttermilk and baking powder. Fold in egg whites.

Pour into 3 greased and wax papered 8- or 9-inch baking pans (grease the wax paper too).

Bake at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes. Remove from pans and cool on a wire rack before frosting.

COCONUT PECAN FROSTING
Makes enough to frost your three layers

1 (12 oz.) can evaporated milk
1 1/2 cups sugar
4 egg yolks
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 cups coconut
1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
1 1/2 sticks (3/4 cup) butter or margarine

Cook evaporated milk, sugar, beaten yolks, butter and vanilla together until thick.

Add coconut and pecans. Cool, then beat to spreading consistency.