This is a very quick, easy icing recipe for German chocolate cake. It's the best and quickest. My grandmother passes it to my mom, my mom to me, and me to you. You can substitute walnuts for pecans, if desired.
I wanted this icing to top off a chocolate bundt cake. I had slightly less than 1 full cup of pecans, & I also added a dash of vanilla...otherwise I used the quantities listed. I cooked it on medium heat for 3 mins, then lowered the heat & cooked for 2 more mins. It tastes fantastic & the texture is exactly right. I let it cool for about 5 mins before icing my cake. I would likely double the recipe for a layered cake, but there was plenty for the bundt cake. This recipe was quick, easy, & delicious! I will use it again & again. Thank you for the recipe!
Read More After following the directions given, I wasn't happy with the consistency, it was a bit more solid then what I'm familiar with. Sooo, I added a bit of whipping cream to smooth out the texture. The taste is not what I expected but it will do great as a filling for my cupcakes and brownies. I plan to mix it in my ice cream, just to see how useful this particular recipe is.
Read MoreI wanted this icing to top off a chocolate bundt cake. I had slightly less than 1 full cup of pecans, & I also added a dash of vanilla...otherwise I used the quantities listed. I cooked it on medium heat for 3 mins, then lowered the heat & cooked for 2 more mins. It tastes fantastic & the texture is exactly right. I let it cool for about 5 mins before icing my cake. I would likely double the recipe for a layered cake, but there was plenty for the bundt cake. This recipe was quick, easy, & delicious! I will use it again & again. Thank you for the recipe!
This was pretty good, followed the recipe as written with all ingredients & no additional to see how it handled. This was my first attempt at this type of frosting & I wasn't super clear on how long it should take to reach different stages other than what was written which was a little vague. Ended up cooking until it was as described (thicker & bubbly) but it took longer than the 3 minutes described. Since I only have store/bakery versions to compare to, this set up a little more solidly than I would have preferred & I ended up adding a few drops of milk to make it more pliable & easy to work with. Overall, definitely would recommend giving this a shot based on the simple ingredients, ease of preparation & flavor. It is a pretty tasty frosting & the solidity may have been in part to my inexperience; thanks for sharing!
Didn't make enough to cover my 9x13 inch cake so I kind of spread it thin. Very tasty though. Next time I'll double the recipe. Thanks for sharing this very easy recipe. :)
Easy and delish. I made as recommended in recipe, except I added a little salt after tasting, which enhanced the flavor. It's a keeper!
This was my first time ever making my own icing and using this recipe made it all that much better! It turned out great. I did double the recipe just in case for a 9x13 came and I am glad I did! Very easy and delicious recipe, thanks for sharing!
After following the directions given, I wasn't happy with the consistency, it was a bit more solid then what I'm familiar with. Sooo, I added a bit of whipping cream to smooth out the texture. The taste is not what I expected but it will do great as a filling for my cupcakes and brownies. I plan to mix it in my ice cream, just to see how useful this particular recipe is.
This recipe loves up to its title - it really is quick and easy! I loved the fact that it called for homogenized instead of evaporated or condensed milk. I followed the directions except for adding a teaspoon of vanilla. My only complaint is that it was difficult to spread on the sides of the cake. My family loved the taste.
Made it exactly as written and it was perfect! My husband's favorite cake is German Chocolate Cake, and he loved this.
This is great! At long last, I can have German chocolate cake with coconut pecan icing that has sulfite-free coconut!! VERY quick and easy to make and delicious!
The frosting came out great! I increased my ingredients to match the box cake mix. I also added 1/2 cup of white sugar.
I loved it. I only made half of recipe. I made a double recipe of the simple coffee mug cake in a dish. I made it again but didn't have pecans but it was still great.
Perfect just the way it is. Once it reached a boil I continued to let it boil and stired continuously for 3-4 minutes. Let it cool to thicken then poured it on the cake. It's a delicious blend of coconut and caramel flavors!
I cooked the frosting longer then 3 minutes. More like 15 minutes to give a nice consistency. Perfect!!! May want to double the recipe to frost entire cake.
Made no changes. Made for son-n-laws Birthday. Everyone loved it!!! Will be in my recipe book now. Thank you.
I followed the recipe amounts exactly. It was delicious and a big hit with the family! And definitely easy. It did take longer than the directions state. It was about 5-7 minutes for me. I’m attributing the longer time to my high altitude location.
Made this all as called for, but subbed milk for cashew milk due to a milk allergy. I read that most people found this recipe to be too thick, but with the cashew milk I think it turned out perfectly.
This was great! Went exactly by the recipe except all I had was buttermilk and it worked fine. Boiled it gently for 3 minutes and put it on top of a Betty Crocker Delights German Chocolate cake mix cake, 13x9 pan. Usually I start from scratch but this didn't taste like a box cake at all. I poked large holes in it (about a dozen) with the handle end of a wooden spoon. Spread the hot frosting over the holes and into the corners and covered the pan with foil until it cooled and it was good, easy and fast. This is a keeper for me.
Used almonds as the main nut since I only had 1/4 cup of pecans. I think most nuts would do. It covered a 9x13 cake. Had all other ingredients. It may seem too thin after cooking for three minutes but these sauces do thicken when cooling. Seems foolproof....forgot milk so took it off the heat when butter and sugar were already melted and whisked it in. Thank you, it’s a keeper for me!
I will try this frosting again, although next time I will decrease the brown sugar. The brown sugar flavor overpowers all of the other ingredients.
I made it had to cook it longer to get it to the right consistancy. After a few mins, the frosting started sliding down the side of the cake onto the plate. The taste was good but not sure about how to frost the cake like that,.
I melted the butter and brown sugar together then added cream cheese, instant coffee crystal and Nutella. I wanted a cream cheese mocha German chocolate frosting. I added roasted chopped pecans and roasted coconut flakes. Mixed it all together and frosted the cake. Everyone loved it. Delicious! I will try it again and use coconut cream. Fun recipe to play around with.
I follow the instructions and added real vanilla as per below comment and The whole family that I made it for Love it!! I am not a fan of sweets, but this cake is so good I’m making another one today. As others, I added more milk to make it better spreadable. I found my dessert of choice, thank you for making it easy to follow and sharing!!
I had less than a cup of the coconut that the recipe calls for. The recipe took long to thicken and didn't fully come to the consistency I think it should be. It was a bit watery and slid off the sides of the bundt cake. If I'd had time, I probably would have allowed it to thicken in the fridge. We used the extra to drizzle on the cake. I was expecting it to be sweeter, but my grandkids did enjoy it.
I thought it turned out very good! Its not the kind of icing that hardens, that's ok. I added only 1 cup of brn sugar, that was sweet enough!
I found myself wanting to know the temperature that I was shooting for in this recipe. I was a little skeptical that it would turn out and I wasn't psyched about starting over with new ingredients. I followed the recipe exactly, well, I may have let it cook just a bit more because I didn't use my timer. But, I didn't go way over like some of the other reviewers and it turned out perfectly! It was spreadable and yummy! I will make this again because the hubster LOVES German Chocolate Cake and it usually takes me all day to make one with the traditional family recipe.
Mine turned out gritty the only thing I did differently was add vanilla.
The flavor was really good , it was just a little dryer them expected. It wouldn’t stick to side of the cake so I used store bought on the side .
Followed recipe and added the dash of vanilla. Also let it simmer an extra 5 minutes. As the frosting cooled, it thickened up more so easier to frost cupcakes. So easy and good, added this to my favorites.
Our gluten free version with meatsauce AND meatballs to make everyone happy.
