- 4 egg-yolk
- 1 - 12 oz. can evaporated milk
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1 - 7 oz. coconut (2 2/3 cup)
- 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans
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- Mix milk, sugar, butter, egg yokes, and vanilla in large saucepan. Cook on medium heat 12 minutes or until thickened and golden brown, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
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- Add coconut and pecans; mix well. Cool to room temperature and of desired consistency. Makes 4 1/2 cups, enough to fill and frost top of a 3-layer cake or frost tops of 2 (13 x 9-inch) cakes or 24 cupcakes.