One thing my dad and I have in common is that we both love german chocolate cake! It's a recipe that we request for our birthdays often. His birthday is in the fall and mine is in the winter so as the weather cools down I am starting to have german chocolate cake on the brain. Apparently.
As I was dreaming about cake (like I do) I realized that I have actually never made coconut frosting from scratch. I have always just used the store bought kind. Which is fine, nothing wrong with using something pre made now and again. But I love the challenge of trying new things. And since coconut frosting is a favorite of mine I decided to give it a go.
Coconut Frosting, makes enough for a dozen cupcakes. Recipe adapted from here.
Needed: 4 egg yolks, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup light corn syrup, 1 cup evaporated milk, 1/2 cup butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla extract, 8-10 ounces coconut flakes and 1 1/2 cups pecans.
In a pot stir together the yolks, sugar, corn syrup and evaporated milk. Heat over low heat, being careful not to allow the eggs to cook too quickly or they will scramble. Gross. Add in the butter and allow it to melt, stirring as you go. Now turn the heat up allow the mixture to reach a low boil. Keep stirring for 10-12 minutes as the mixture thickens into almost a custard. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Now add in the coconut and pecans. Next time I think I will lightly pulse the coconut flakes and pecans in a food processor before adding them, just to make the texture a little bit more smooth.
I used a small ice cream scoop to dollop the frosting on as spreading the frosting just didn't seem to make sense for these. I really loved making this frosting at home, glad I took the time to learn. Try something new this weekend! xo. Emma
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Darling decorations on those cupcakes. So cute!
I’m saving this recipe to make for later! Looks sooo delicious.
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It’s so funny!!!
I saw kind of these in brownies last year in New York and they were called “German Brownie”… but seriously??? (I come from germany) I’ve never seen them here before 😀 It’s so funny, I don’t really know, what makes these cupcakes german, is it just the chocolate cake dough or the frosting??? I think it looks like sauerkraut but I am not sure if this was the intention??? 😀
great though!
Yummmyyyy! I love coconut!
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looks like sauerkraut!:)
I’m saving this recipe to make for later! Looks sooo delicious.
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my uncle doesn’t like cake, so we just make him german chocolate cake FROSTING 😀 So silly!
Emma. I LOVE your blog posts and your dry sense of humour. It makes me laugh every time!! These look yum scrum.
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it looks so tasty! love baking cupcakes, so i’m definitely going to try to make this frosting some time!
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Super super delicious! I’ve never heard of German Chocolate Cake :O…. I read the whole post but I couldn’t find a link to that recipe, do you have a post about that recipe? Would love to make it ^^
Mooij
i am from germany but i didn´t know that a german chocolate cake exists. what´s so special about it?
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Thanks a lot
Thanks for sharing!
Oh my Goodness! You must be reading my mind. I have not been able to stop thinking about German Chocolate Cake all week. It’s not something anyone else in my family likes so I don’t get to have it often. Once a year on my birthday.
These cupcakes look divine. I’m so going to be making some.
Thank you.
It’s such a cute idea to give them a bow!
Sweetened, shredded coconut adds flavor and texture to a luscious butter and cream cheese frosting that’s easy to make and ever so good. Use toasted coconut …
Looks delicious!