Butter Pecan Frosting

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter or margarine
• 1 cup half and half
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 cup flaked coconut

Method

In heavy saucepan, melt butter. Add half and half, brown sugar and egg yolks, blending with wire whip. Heat and stir until mixture starts to boil. Cook and stir on low heat 5 to 7 minutes or until frosting has thickened. Add vanilla; cool. Fol[d in pecans a][?]nd coconut. Spread between layers and o[n top of G][?]erman Chocolate Cake. For firm frosting[, refri][?]gerate 30 minutes. 2-1/2 cups frosting.