German Chocolate Brownies

These are my favorite brownies! I could seriously eat the whole pan!  

Brownie:
INGREDIENTS
1 cup butter
3 squares (1oz. each) unsweetened chocolate
1 ½ cups sugar
1 ½ cups flour
½ tsp. baking soda
1/8 tsp. salt
4 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla
1 cup chopped pecans

DIRECTIONS
Heat oven to 350. Grease a 13x9x2 baking pan. Combine butter and chocolate in large microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high in 30-second increments, stirring until melted and smooth. Stir in sugar, flour, soda, salt, eggs, and vanilla until smooth. Add nuts. Transfer to pan. Smooth until even. Bake 25 minutes. Meanwhile, make the frosting.


Frosting:
INGREDIENTS
1 can evaporated milk
1 ½ cups sugar
¾ cup butter
4 egg yolks
1 ½ cups chopped pecans
1 package (7 oz) sweetened flake coconut
1 tsp. vanilla

DIRECTIONS
Combine milk, sugar, butter, and egg yolks in 3 quart saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat, whisking, until bubbly, 13 to 15 minutes. Stir in pecans, coconut and vanilla; cook 2 more minutes.

Remove brownie from oven. Pour warm frosting over top of brownie spreading to edges. Cool 20 minutes at room temperature. Chill 1 ½ hours or until ready to serve.
–Melanie