cake frosting for german chocolate cake----with coconut?

Answer 1

Yes... it's with coconut and chopped nuts too. Pecans or walnuts depending upon the recipe.

Definately the coconut is what makes it German Chocolate.

allrecipes.com has a couple German Chocolate Frosting recipes... this is just one of them.

Frosting for German Chocolate Cake
SUBMITTED BY: Sierra
"This is a yummy frosting to top a German chocolate cake with. It is a traditional recipe with coconut and walnuts."

INGREDIENTS
1 cup half-and-half
1/2 cup butter
1 cup white sugar
3 egg yolks
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1 cup flaked coconut
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

DIRECTIONS
In a medium saucepan, combine the half and half, butter, sugar, yolks and cornstarch. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Remove from the heat and stir in the coconut and walnuts. Cool to room temperature before frosting cake.

Answer 2

a million - 4oz. bar Baker's German's candy chocolate a million cup butter 2 cups white sugar 4 egg yolks (unbeaten) a million tsp. vanilla 2 a million/2 cups sifted cake flour a million/2 tsp. salt a million tsp. baking soda a million cup buttermilk 4 egg whites (stiffly crushed) In a double boiler or the microwave, soften the chocolate. enable the chocolate cool somewhat. In a mixer, beat the butter and white sugar until fluffy. upload the 4 egg yolks one after the different and beat nicely after each and each. upload the melted chocolate and vanilla--beat. In a separate bowl, sift jointly the flour, salt and baking soda--upload this to the mixer and beat. upload the buttermilk and beat until tender. Take bowl off of mixer and set aside. In a separate mixer bowl, upload the egg whites and beat until stiff, then fold the egg whites into chocolate batter utilising a spoon. Pour the batter into 3 8" or 9" layer pans sprayed with Pam. Bake at 350 ranges for 30-35 minutes. get rid of from oven and cool thoroughly. Frost with our coconut pecan frosting #375 - placed first cake on a plate and frost basically the precise of the cake. upload 2nd cake on precise and frost basically the precise. upload 0.33 cake on precise of 2nd cake and frost the precise--if there is greater beneficial frosting, you may frost the standards.

Answer 3

Hi !!!
I LOVE both of these frostings...

*OF COURSE, USE WHAT EVER BRAND OF FLAKED COCONUT YOU LIKE.

Coconut Pecan Frosting and Filling

3/4 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup light brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
1 1/3 cups Baker's Angel Flake coconut (3-ounce can)
1 cup chopped pecans

In a saucepan over medium heat, combine milk, sugars, butter, and vanilla. Bring to a full boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat (mixture might appear a bit curdled). Quickly stir a small amount of the hot liquid into the beaten egg yolks; return egg yolk mixture to the hot mixture in saucepan and blend well. Return to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat and stir in coconut and pecans. Cool to spreading consistency, beating occasionally.

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COCONUT PECAN FROSTING

1 can (14 oz.) sweetened condensed milk (not evaporated milk)
3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1-1/3 cups MOUNDS Sweetened Coconut Flakes
1 cup chopped pecans

Stir together sweetened condensed milk, egg yolks and butter in medium saucepan. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is thickened and bubbly. Remove from heat; stir in vanilla, coconut and pecans. Cool to room temperature. About 2-2/3 cups frosting.

Answer 4

awsome bay

Answer 5

yuck!!!!!