Ingredients

Devil’s food cake (homemade or store-bought)

1 cup sweetened condensed milk

Sugar

3 egg yolks

4 oz (1 stick) sweet unsalted butter 4 oz unsweetened coconut

4 oz chopped pecans

1 tsp pure vanilla extract

Preparation

ingredients 1 cup sweetened condensed milk Sugar 3 egg yolks 4 oz (1 stick) sweet unsalted butter instructions Place the evaporated milk, sugar, egg yolks and butter in a double boiler and whisk together over simmering water for 30 minutes. Stir every two minutes until thick.

step 2 ingredients 4 oz unsweetened coconut 4 oz chopped pecans instructions At this point, add the coconut and pecans.

step 3 instructions Continue to cook for 5 more minutes, and then allow to cool for 10 minutes.

step 4 ingredients 1 tsp pure vanilla extract instructions Add the vanilla extract and stir in.

step 5 ingredients Devil’s food cake homemade or store-bought instructions Allow to cool fully and spread over cake layers.