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Frosting for German Chocolate Cake

SUBMITTED BY: Sierra      PHOTO BY: ruthee

"This is a yummy frosting to top a German chocolate cake with. It is a traditional recipe with coconut and walnuts."
PREP TIME  10 Min
COOK TIME  20 Min
READY IN  30 Min
SERVINGS & SCALING
Original recipe yield: 2 cups
    
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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

  1. 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.
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Reviewed on Jul. 23, 2003 by JOSIE
OH man..I could eat this frosting till I couldn't see straight anymore. I love german chocolate cake...(no one's is as good as my mema's) but the frosting makes up for that. Our regular recipe calls for either milk or evaporated milk I believe, but half and half is certainly a great substitute. Thanks so much Sierra.

15 users found this review helpful
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Reviewed on Feb. 29, 2004 by BELFLOREK
My boyfriend started eating this frosting with a spoon it was SO good. One word of advice, wisk the cornstarch in with the half/half first so there are no lumps later. I used Pecans and toasted both them and the coconut as others suggested, it was WONDERFUL!

13 users found this review helpful
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Reviewed on Aug. 9, 2004 by TXMUSTANG
Frosting was great! Tasted great on the german chocolate cake recipe. I changed one thing, I used pecans instead of the walnuts. Be sure to let it set to thicken.

10 users found this review helpful


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NUTRITION INFORMATION

Servings Per Recipe: 12

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 238

  • Total Fat: 16.5g
  • Cholesterol: 81mg
  • Sodium: 104mg
  • Total Carbs: 21.8g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 0.6g
  • Protein: 2.3g

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