White German Chocolate Cake with Creamy Coconut Pecan Topping - cookrisp

Ingredients

• 1 (4-ounce) bar white baking chocolate, broken into pieces
• 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup salted butter, at room temperature
• 1 cup white sugar
• 4 large eggs, whites and yolks divided
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
• 2 1/2 cups finely diced pecans
• 3 (5-ounce) cans evaporated milk
• 1 1/4 cups white sugar
• 1 cup salted butter
• 2/3 cup packed light brown sugar
• 5 large egg yolks, lightly whisked
• 3 1/2 cups sweetened coconut flakes