Wonderful recipe, I didn't have pecans, but substituted walnuts, worked great! I will definitley make this one again! Thanks for the great recipe, didn't have any problems. I stirred the whole time with my wire whisk, kept the eggs stirred in until they blended well enough to cook without leaving egg lumps.

This is a really great recipe but I found that it was better when you double the amount of vanilla and add more pecans and coconut. Also it is much better when using real butter.

DELICIOUS! I followed the instructions given by reviewer MSBETTYE. It turned out perfectly. If you choose to toast the coconut and pecans watch them carefully! I had to redo my coconut because I let it scorch a bit.I put this on top of a boxed chocolate cake mix but beacause of this frorsting it tasted home made.

Quick, easy and great tasting.

I made this recipe (twice actually) for my husbands birthday. He loves german choc. cake and I rarely make it. The first time I had already started the heat and mixed in the eggs a little to late. There was chunks of eggs whites through out. I had to dump it out and start fresh. I made sure to mix all ingredients together first and then started heating, stirring continually. This turned out amazing. I don't love this kind of frosting that much and found I couldn't keep my fingers out of the leftovers. I had doubled the recipe because I was making a double layer 9 inch cake. I had plenty of frosting. I will make this again!

This was delicious!! I whisked it just about the whole time. Once it started to bubble, I cooked it for 12 minutes to make sure it was thickened enough. I also toasted the coconut and pecans in a large dry skillet (at the same time) before adding it all together. Will definitely be saving this recipe!

Really good! I used sweetened condensed milk and it was SO tasty!

More like pudding than icing. Not sweet at all. No one asked for seconds.

I tried making this and the first time it turned out great, then the sugar crystallized over night, so there were little bits throughout. The second time it was just grainy, The recipe I was following said to cook it 12 min med heat, but maybe it wasn't hot enough, or not cooked long enough.

This is what the canned frosting from the store is trying to taste like--but failing. After you make this, you'll never eat the canned stuff again! So good. Regarding the directions, I would add "mix & heat the milk, sugar, and butter, and then add by spoonfuls to the egg yolks in a separate bowl, mixing while adding. Add about three or four spoonfuls and then put that yolk mixture in the pan with the rest of the mixture". Also, I always remove the chalaza (the little white squiggly thing in the egg). Otherwise, you may find it cooked in your frosting--yuck.

This is a wonderful recipe! I can just eat spoonfuls by itself. It was a big hit with us. You do have to double the recipe if you are going to frost the sides of a 2 layer cake.

This recipe is great! My dad is a bit of german chocolate cake guru, this is the only frosting recipe he likes. Infact, I double it to frost one cake! My family has it gone in no time!

This is a good recipe. I have made this frosting in a bakery (7 1/2 gallons!) and this recipe is similar. I used real butter, evap. milk and followed the recipe except for adding extra coconut and more pecans. Also, regarding the cooking time, the best tip I can give is to let it come to a full rolling boil, then it will begin making a 'smacking' sound as the bubbles pop. Let it 'smack' boil for at least 5 minutes, turn off heat, add other ingredients and you will have no trouble with it thickening. The eggs thicken it, like in a cooked pudding.

Very tasty!

This was amazing. I made it with boxed German chocolate cake and it was fantastic. Thanks.

Excellent! i agree that you should cook the mixture for 10 mins. I tried a few other recipes, but this one is about the best

If I could give it more than five starts, I would. This is perfect for German Chocolate cake. I made one for my husband's office using this frosting and it was gone before noon. Thank you for sharing, I'm saving this recipe.

This Frosting is great. I have used this frosting for about 3 years now on my German Chocolate Cakes and it always turn out great. Here's what I do for the perfect frosting. First of all I use it on a 2 layer 9 inches round cake so I have to double the recipe because as it is written, it is not enough frosting for a 2 layer 9 inch