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Homemade German Chocolate Cake Frosting Recipe


Homemade German Chocolate Cake Frosting Recipe
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This is another of my mother's fabulous desserts, she never made the cake from scratch but always the frosting.

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Ingredients
  • 6oz can evaporated milk
  • 2/3 c. sugar
  • 1/4 c. butter
  • 1 egg, beaten slightly
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 & 1/3 c flaked coconut
  • 1/2 cup pecans, chopped

Directions
  1. Combine milk, sugar, butter and egg in saucepan, stir constantly and bring to a boil.
  2. Remove from heat and cool for a few minutes.
  3. Stir in vanilla, coconut and pecans.
  4. It's ready to frost the cake.

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I love this recipe, really fantastic!!! Been making it for years! Thank you for the great post!


I make the homemade German Chocolate cake and this frosting, it's wonderful, great post, thanks.


This is so good and a real classic. My mom always used this recipes on her homemade German Chocolate cakes. Great post, thanks, Melsa!


Well, I'm missing something....do not see the cocoa listed in the ingredients. How much cocoa? I am planning on making a German Chocolate Cake for my best friend's birthday as a surprise. Please and thank you!


Oh yeah!! Picture looks great too!! Got my 5!
Jeanette


This recipe has my 5, have a very good night...Cheryl


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