German Chocolate Cheesecake

• chocolate wafer crumbs↗1 cup
• sugar↗2 tablespoons
• butter or 3 tablespoons margarine↗3 tablespoons

  melted

• (8 ounce) packages cream cheese↗3

  softened

• sugar↗3⁄4 cup
• cocoa↗1⁄4 cup
• vanilla extract↗2 teaspoons
• large eggs↗3
• evaporated milk↗1⁄3 cup
• sugar↗1⁄3 cup
• butter or 1/4 cup margarine↗1⁄4 cup
• large egg↗1

  lightly beaten

• vanilla extract↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• chopped pecans1⁄2 cup
• flaked coconut↗1⁄2 cup

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Stir together first 3 ingredients; press into bottom of a 9-inch springform pan.

2. 2

   Bake at 325° for 10 minutes. Cool.

3. 3

   Beat cream cheese and next 3 ingredients at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating just until blended after each addition. Pour into prepared crust.

4. 4

   Bake at 350° for 35 minutes. Loosen cake from pan; cool. Chill 8 hours.

5. 5

   Stir together evaporated milk and next 4 ingredients in a saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, 7 minutes. Stir in pecans and coconut; spread over cheesecake.