Coconut Pecan Frosting - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 egg
1 (5 1/3 oz.) can evaporated milk (2/3 c.)
2/3 c. sugar
1/4 c. margarine
dash of salt
1 1/3 c. flaked coconut
1/2 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

In a saucepan, beat egg slightly.
Stir in milk, sugar, margarine and
salt.
Cook\tand stir over medium heat about 12 minutes or\tuntil
thickened
and bubbly.
Stir in coconut and pecans.
Cool
thoroughly.\tSpread\ton
cake.
Frosts top of 1 (13 x 9-inch) cake or tops of 2 (8 or 9-inch) layers.