German Chocolate Cake

German Chocolate Cake
(I got this recipe from my dear friend, Marissa, and am forever indebted to her seeing as it has become one of my husband's favorites.)


4 eggs
1/2 c. vegetable oil
1 box yellow cake mix (I prefer Duncan Hines, but any will do)
1 small box instant vanilla pudding
1/2 c. water
1 8oz carton sour cream
4 oz package german sweet chocolate
6 oz chocolate chips

Beat the eggs. Add oil and water and mix well. Add the yellow cake mix and vanilla pudding packet and stir until combined. Gently fold in carton of sour cream. Melt your german sweet chocolate, either in the microwave or using a double boiler. (I have a broken microwave and do not own a double boiler, so I simply boil a pot of water, place a glass bowl on top being careful that the bowl is large enough so that it doesn't touch the water, and melt my chocolate in the bowl.) Pour melted chocolate in with the rest of the ingredients and stir until mixed well. Fold in chocolate chips. Pour cake batter in greased bundt pan. Bake at 300 degrees for 55 minutes.

Frosting:

1 c. evaporated milk
1 c. sugar
3 egg yolks
1/2 c. butter
1 tsp. vanilla
1 1/3 coconut
1 c. pecans, chopped

Combine evaporated milk, sugar, egg yolks, butter, and vanilla in pan and cook aver medium heat stirring constantly until thick. Place coconut and pecans in a mixing bowl. Pour sauce from pan into mixing bowl and beat until combined. Let frosting cool and then pour over cake.