Coconut Pecan Frosting.. A German Frosting Recipe

A really wonderful frosting recipe that you can make to put on your chocolate cake to make it a perfect German cake , you can also put this frosting in the middle of a sandwich type of cake too , or even but it on top of chocolate cupcakes

A really wonderful frosting to make for those cakes , why not have a go at making it yourself by follow the recipe below

Here is a list of the ingredients below plus the instructions on how to make this frosting

Ingredients

• 1(12 ounce) can evaporated milk
• 1 ¹⁄₂ cups sugar
• ³⁄₄ cup butter
• 4 egg yolks, slightly beaten
• 1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons vanilla
• 7 ounces flaked coconut, about 2 2/3 cups
• 1 ¹⁄₂ cups chopped pecans

Instructions on how to make this frosting 

1. In a large saucepan mix together Mix  the milk, sugar, butter, egg yolks and vanilla and then cook it on a medium heat on the oven top for about 12 minutes or until thickened and is a golden brown colour
2. Take the saucepan of the heat and then stir in the coconut and pecans.
3.  cool this mixture now at room temperature it should now be a spreadable consistency , it is now ready to use on your cakes

The recipe from it’s original source is on food.com website please use the next page link below

Photo source stu_spivack

Originally posted 2015-11-16 08:01:49.