German Chocolate Cake Recipe

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa (50 mL)
• 1/2 cup boiling water (125 mL)
• 1 cup butter or margarine, softened plus 3 tbsp (295 mL)
• 2 1/4 cups granulated sugar (550 mL)
• 1 tsp vanilla extract (5 mL)
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups all-purpose flour (500 mL)
• 1 tsp baking soda (5 mL)
• 1/2 tsp salt (2 mL)
• 1 cup buttermilk or soured milk (250 mL)
• 1 can sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk) (398 mL)
• 3 egg yolks, lightly beaten
• 1/2 cup butter or margarine (125 mL)
• 1 1/3 cups sweetened flaked coconut (325 mL)
• 1 cup chopped pecans (250 mL)
• pecan halves (optional)