What is the best German Chocolate Cake recipe you've ever had?

And what specifically made it sooooo goodWhat is the best German Chocolate Cake recipe you've ever had?
I made this triple decker german chocolate cake for my friend's birthday once, it had fresh flowers all over it..so pretty. It was the best cake ever, super moist and yummy. I think it was so good because of the occasion, friends having a good time drinking beers together. Way better than the chocolate cake I eat while hiding in my closet.What is the best German Chocolate Cake recipe you've ever had?
German Chocolate Cake





INGREDIENTS





Cake





4 (1 ounce) squares German chocolate


1/2 cup hot water


2 cups white sugar


1 cup shortening


4 egg yolks


1 cup buttermilk


1 teaspoon vanilla extract


2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour


1 pinch salt


1 teaspoon baking soda


4 egg whites





Coconut Pecan Frosting





1 egg yolk


1 1/4 cups white sugar


1 cup flaked coconut


3/4 cup chopped pecans


2 cups heavy whipping cream


1/4 cup butter











DIRECTIONS


Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour 4 - 9 inch round pans. Melt the chopped German chocolate in 1/2 cup hot water, and set aside.





In a large bowl, cream together the 2 cups sugar and shortening. Beat in 4 egg yolks until smooth. Next, stir in the buttermilk and vanilla. Sift together the flour, salt and baking soda; mix into creamed mixture. Then, stir in the melted chocolate. In another bowl, whip egg whites to stiff peaks, fold into the batter. Divide the batter evenly between the four pans, and spread evenly.





Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven. Cool cake in pans on wire racks. When cool, fill and ice with the coconut pecan icing.


To make the icing: In a medium bowl, whip 1 egg yolk, heavy cream and 1 1/4 cup sugar until smooth. Cook in the top of a double boiler, until the mixture thickens. Remove from heat and stir in the coconut, pecans and butter. Cool before icing the cake.
My sister makes KILLER German Chocolate Cake and she uses the Baker's German Chocolate Cake recipe on the label. I think the best is when the frosting is creamy - caramely and the coconut is soft. The cake has to be moist and tender. Since my sister lives in Texas, she uses the best pecans! I want to go visit her, so maybe I can convince her to make one then. This is THE best cake ever!
My mom has fixed this for years. When I make it I just use a boxed German chocolate cake mix - tastes better than from scratch, I think. This frosting recipe is so good I could just eat it by itself.





German Chocolate Cake Frosting





Mix:


1 c. sugar


3 egg yolks


1 c. evaporated milk


陆 c. butter


1 t. vanilla





Cook until slightly thickened and smooth.





Add:


1 1/3 c. coconut


1 c. pecans





Stir until thick enough to spread.



My Mom made it when I was a kid. She didn't use the coconut frosting, though. It was a white frosting and she dribbled melted German Chocolate around the edges of the cake. Slightly bitter, nicely sweet and I'd love to have it again.