Start by preheating the oven to 350 degrees. Prepare your cake mix as directed on the back of the box. Mix and pour into a 9x13 pan and bake, and allow to cool.

While the cake is baking you will grab a small saucepan and add in your butter, condensed milk, and egg yolks. Mix on medium heat until the mixture thickens. Make sure to stir continuously. This takes around 5-10 minutes.

Once the frosting is thickened, remove it from heat, pour in the vanilla, coconut, and pecans. Stir and then allow it to cool for 30 minutes.

Next, you will take your cooled cake and crumble it up. Then fold in the cooled German chocolate frosting. Mix well until combined.

Use a cookie scoop, and make round balls, and place on a lined baking sheet. Freeze your cake balls for 30 minutes to harden up.

Then in a small bowl, You will add your chocolate, Crisco, and heat in the microwave for 20-second increments until the mixture is melted.

Take a stick and place one cake ball on the stick and dip it into the melted chocolate. Top with pieces of coconut and pecans if you want, and sit on a baking sheet to cool and harden up.

Once set, these German chocolate cake balls can be served up as a delicious bite-size dessert.