[donotprint]This coconut pecan frosting is to die for.
It is quite simply the most divine frosting that has ever topped a chocolate cake, German Chocolate Cake, to be specific.
I can quite seriously eat it by the spoonful out of the pan.
Honestly, y’all, I have to make a double batch of this because I cannot control myself when this icing is around. I will sacrifice my taste-buds to lick this molten hot frosting off the spoon.
Coconuts, sugar, pecans, vanilla, butter…. {drool}
This is the frosting that tops all frostings.
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Recipe: Coconut Pecan Frosting
Ingredients
- 1 (12oz) can evaporated milk
- 4 egg yolks
- 1 1/2 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 sticks butter
- 3 C flaked coconut
- 1 1/2 C sugar
- 1 1/2 C pecans
Instructions
- Using a whisk, mix egg yolks, milk and vanilla in a large saucepan over medium heat until well blended.
- Add in butter and sugar and cook over medium heat for about 15 minutes or until it turns golden brown and thickens. {One minute it will be soupy, the next it will be thick.. }
- Stir constantly
- Remove from heat; add in coconut and pecans, mix thoroughly
- pour into 9X13 dish to cool the molten lava frosting of deliciousness
- Bless your favorite cake with this frosting of awesomeness (if you are making a 3 layer German Chocolate Cake.. you will want to double this recipe. Trust me)
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* I will share my from scratch German Chocolate Cake recipe, however, tonight I’m too tired so I’ll leave y’all with this tip.
This frosting is so amazingly tonguegasmically mouthwateringly spectacularly delicious, that you can bake a box German Chocolate Cake, top it with this frosting.. and people will think that it’s all homemade.
Seriously.
This frosting is THAT good.
Thank you to everyone who commented and supported me, I’m truly honored to be named Southern Living’s Mama Blogger of the Week
(p.s. It’s Teacher Appreciation Week: Please say Thank You to the teachers in your life)
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Oh, that looks heavenly. I always ask/asked for German chocolate cake for my birthday! So tasty.
And, I think I’ll scoop up some of that teacher appreciation..thanks!
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Oh, good heavens! This does not go well with my desperation/starvation diet.
.-= Momo Fali´s most recent blog ..Random Realizations V =-.
that seriously looks divine!
(my link is the Mama Loves Food)
I’m not a coconut fan, but I might just eat that…it looks so good!
Thanks for hosting another yummy, Mouthwatering Monday!
~Liz
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LOVE this frosting. Like you, there have been times I made just this to eat out of the pan. It’s really delicious on chocolate cheesecake too.
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I don’t care for coconut, but I think this looks really tasty and moist!
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I am soooo with you. I probably could eat a whole bowl of this frosting. It is Super yummy!
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This really does look easy and tasty! I like your idea of combining it with a boxed cake mix…. LOL. Thanks for hosting.
e-Mom @ Susannah’s {Kitchen} Aprons
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I think you need to make a trip to Michigan in October. I can’t remember the last time I had birthday cake on my birthday…
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I have gorged on this myself! not so good for the single digit jean-size!
Wow, this definitely looks like a cake you eat BEFORE you eat your meal to be sure you don’t miss a single bite. YUM!
Congratulations on being this week’s Southern Living Mama Blogger!
Oh wow, this sounds amazing!!!
.-= Doll Clothes Gal Pal´s most recent blog ..Monday Musings – Spontaneous Giving =-.
Why oh why did you post this the day I started back up with Weight Watchers????
I don’t care – I will just take Mothers Day off from my diet!!
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I agree with Robyn……this is something that needs to be eaten BEFORE the meal!! YUM!!
Thanks for hosting!!
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I put chocolate buttercream along the outside of my German Chocolate Cake.
It doesn’t suck, just sayin…
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I came looking for your recipe for Lemon Blackberry Coffee Cake, but now, tragically, will dream of Coconut Pecan Frosting all night. And of course make it first thing in the a.m. when I get them off to school.
Love this party – I’ll be back next week!
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This looks so yummy! We made German Chocolate cake for my sister’s birthday (it’s her favorite)….but we didn’t do homemade frosting. That would have made the cake even more delicious!!!
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Aw Rachel, now I need to grab something sweet and beg you to make this for me. I mean, a true southerner can’t say No right? well, except to the kids.
Will you marry me? Wait, we live in the red states, I don’t think that is legal. I love love love love German chocolate cake and coconut pecan frosting. I have never and often said I see no point in making a cake from scratch when Duncan Hines does it so well but I might just make this once you post the cake recipe.
.-= Michelle Smiles´s most recent blog ..A funny thing happened on the way to the Apocalypse =-.
Wow that chocolate frosting looks awesome! Congrats on Blogger of the Week!!
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OH. MY. GOODNESS. I think I gained 10 pounds just looking at that frosting. Yum!!!
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This looks and sounds so unbelievably good! I’m not a big cake person but I’ll take frosting any day!
Damn. I love coconut and chocolate and am the only one in my immediate family who will eat coconut.
I am forwarding this to my dear mither.
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oh, it look like gorgeous. But i don`t know if evaporated milk is the same thing with condendsed milik ?
I don`t know if is correct and what i can use instead of evaporated milk?
thaks, Miha from Romania