By, Cheryl Harwell Bailey

"Mom's German Chocolate Cake Frosting"

Carolyn Donaldson Harwell

Frosting Ingredients	Frosting Ingredients For this frosting recipe you will need: 1 cup evaporated milk 1 1/2 cup sugar 4 beaten egg yolks  3/4 cup butter 1 1/2  teaspoon vanilla 2 1/3 cup Baker's Angel Flake Coconut 1 1/2 cup chopped pecans I double the above recipe.
Stirring Frosting	Step One: Stirring Frosting Mix the following ingredients on a stove set   on medium heat for 12 minutes: 1 1/2 cup evaporated milk 1 1/2 cup sugar 4 beaten egg yolks 3/4 cup butter 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla I double the above.
Adding  Coconut and Pecans	Step Two: Adding Coconut and Pecans Once you are done stirring in the above ingredients, add the coconut and roasted pecans. Once it is mixed in it should look like the picture.
Frosting	Step Three: Cooling Frosting Cool the frosting until it is firm and easy to spread.
Frosting layer	Step Four: Spreading the Frosting To frost the cake divide the frosting into three separate, but equal parts. If you made a double batch make sure you divide your frosting in half before doing this. Then pour one of the thirds onto the first layer, or as much as needed to frost the top so that the top is completely covered.
Putting on Second Layer	Step Five: Putting on the Next Layer To add other layers carefully slide them onto the  last frosted one.
Adding More Frosting	Step Six: Putting on More Frosting Repeat with next two layers.
German Chocolate Cake	Step Seven:   Frosting Sides Unlike some cakes this one does not need instructions on how to frost the sides. All I can say is just slap it on and make it stick. It does not need to be perfectly smooth. Refrigerate the cake for a short time after frosting to keep the frosting from sliding off.  Do not keep the cake in the refrigerator.
American Warriors Cake	Mom sent this cake to our soldier "Kerry" in  Vietnam. She packed it so carefully using popcorn  to cushion it. The cake made it safely around the     world to  the hungry GI's for Christmas. Again  in Desert Storm and Afghanistan to "Kenny" and   other soldiers for Christmas, around the world.     Over 50 years she baked this treasure. From     generation to generation this cake will go on.                            Like Mother....