Answers:
It's supposed to be a coconut/pecan topping, a bit than a frosting. (It's something you *pile* resting on the cake, a bit than spread sparingly.)
German Chocolate Cake Topping
1 c. evaporated milk
2/3 c. brown sugar
2/3 c. butter
1 3/4 c. coconut
1 1/3 c. chopped pecans
Mix milk, sugar, and butter surrounded by a pot. Bring to a boil. Add coconut and pecans. This make plenty for a 9x13" cake.
Other Answers:
It's a coconut icing
Source(s):
http://baking.roughly.com/od/chocolatecakes/r/german.htm
Chocolate frosting.
frosting thats made for German chocolate cake... it say so on the tub contained by grocery stores (the one next to coconut within it)
It's a coconut pecan frosting.
I hold other put the Coconut Pecan frosting on it