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German chocolate cake frosting

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Coconut Pecan Frosting

Full of coconuts and pecans tucked into a buttery caramel base, this Coconut Pecan Frosting is perfect for topping German Chocolate Cake.

Kathy Lewis
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Coconut Pecan Frosting aka German Chocolate Frosting

Is German Chocolate Cake your favorite? Do you want to learn how to make the coconut-pecan frosting from scratch? My recipe is different from all the rest and that one difference takes all worry about messing it up away! So ditch the canned stuff and let me show you how it's done!

Mamaw's German Chocolate Cake - a southern discourse

This indulgent German Chocolate Cake recipe uses my mamaw's old fashioned coconut pecan frosting to create THE BEST German Chocolate Cake ever!

1852 · 75 minutes · The BEST homemade German Chocolate Cake with layers of coconut pecan frosting and chocolate frosting. This cake is incredible!

Ingredients

Refrigerated
  • 3 Egg yolks, large
  • 2 Eggs, large
Canned Goods
  • 1 1/8 cup Evaporated milk
Baking & Spices
  • 1 3/4 cups All-purpose flour
  • 1 1/2 tsp Baking powder
  • 1 1/2 tsp Baking soda
  • 1/2 cup Brown sugar, light
  • 1 1/3 cup Cocoa powder, unsweetened
  • 2 1/2 cups Granulated sugar
  • 3 cups Powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 6 tsp Vanilla
Oils & Vinegars
  • 1/2 cup Oil
Nuts & Seeds
  • 1 cup Coconut, sweetened
  • 1 cup Pecans
Dairy
  • 1 cup Butter
  • 1 cup Buttermilk
Liquids
  • 1 cup Water
Easy German Chocolate Cake Icing

46 · 15 minutes · Whip up a batch of this quick and easy icing for German chocolate cake made with coconut and pecans.

Ingredients

Baking & Spices
  • 1 1/3 cups Brown sugar
Nuts & Seeds
  • 1 cup Coconut, flaked
  • 1 cup Pecans
Dairy
  • 1/2 cup Butter
  • 1/2 cup Milk
Baker's German Chocolate cake is a mildly sweet chocolate cake topped with a decadent coconut pecan frosting.

12 · 75 minutes · Baker's German Chocolate cake is a mildly sweet chocolate cake topped with a decadent coconut pecan frosting.

Ingredients

Refrigerated
  • 4 Egg yolks, large
  • 4 Eggs, large
Canned Goods
  • 12 oz Evaporated milk
Baking & Spices
  • 2 cups All-purpose flour
  • 4 oz Baker's german's sweet baking chocolate
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 3 1/2 cups Granulated sugar
  • 5/8 tsp Salt
  • 3 tsp Vanilla
Nuts & Seeds
  • 2 1/2 cups Coconut flakes, sweetened
  • 1 1/2 cups Pecans, toasted and chopped
Dairy
  • 1 3/4 cup Butter, Unsalted
  • 1 cup Buttermilk
Liquids
  • 1/2 cup Water

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