Recipe: Tasty Coconut Pecan Candy or Frosting

Coconut Pecan Candy or Frosting. All Reviews for Coconut Pecan Frosting II. If you are a fan of pecans and coconut, you are going to love this decadent and delicious frosting that takes german chocolate cake to the next level. Our Coconut-Pecan Frosting is hands down the best German chocolate cake icing around.

Coconut Pecan Frosting (aka German Chocolate Cake Frosting) is super easy to make! My husband requests German chocolate cake every year for his birthday. The only thing he likes better than the cake is the coconut pecan frosting. You can cook Coconut Pecan Candy or Frosting using 10 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Coconut Pecan Candy or Frosting

1. You need of For Candy:.
2. It's 2 1/2 cups of granulated sugar.
3. It's 1/2 cup of evaporated milk.
4. Prepare 1/2 cup of corn syrup.
5. It's 1 stick of real butter.
6. It's 2 cups of shredded coconut.
7. Prepare 1-2 cups of pecans. Put as little or many as you like.
8. You need 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract.
9. Prepare of Notes:.
10. It's of You can drop like a cookie or pour into pan and cut into squares.

I always make extra so he can have a layer of frosting as thick. Today I am sharing how to make a coconut and pecan frosting to go on top of a German chocolate cake. This is very simple to make and uses. Stir in the coconut and the pecans.

Coconut Pecan Candy or Frosting instructions

1. Line a baking sheet or pan with wax or parchment paper. Set aside..
2. In a heavy bottom saucepan, mix sugar, evaporated milk, corn syrup and butter..
3. On medium high heat, stir until mixture comes to a rolling boil..
4. Without stirring, let mixture boil 5 minutes or to 235 on a thermometer. Soft ball stage..
5. After time is up, remove from heat and add vanilla..
6. Stir then add coconut and pecans..
7. Stir off heat about 5 minutes until mixture starts to thicken some..
8. Drop by spoonfuls onto wax paper lined baking sheets. Or you can pour mixture into pan and cut..
9. When completely cool, store in layers with wax paper between to keep from sticking..
10. If using for frosting, let cool stirring occasionally until it thickens and is spreadable. Put in between layers of cake or frost 9x13 cake..

Cool the frosting to room temperature, Once cool spread it on German Chocolate Cake or some other cake of This frosting is made for the freezer. Just be sure to put it either in an air-free, sealed bag or plastic container. Before using it, defrost it in the refrigerator. Top a chocolate cake with this rich German frosting! This is the perfect frosting for German chocolate cake.