Coconut-Pecan Filling and Frosting
- Ready In:
- 17mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
4 1/2 cup
- Serves:
- 16-24
ingredients
- 1 (12 ounce) can evaporated milk
- 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
- 3⁄4 cup butter
- 4 egg yolks, slightly beaten
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 (7 ounce) package baker's angel flake coconut
- 1 1⁄2 cups Planters pecans, chopped
directions
- Mix milk, sugar, butter, egg yolks and vanilla in large saucepan. Cook on medium heat 12 minutes or until thickened and golden brown, stirring constantly. Remove from heat.
- Add coconut and pecans; mix well. Cool to room temperature and of desired spreading consistency.
- Makes about 4 1/2 cups or enough to fill and frost top of 9" 3 layer cake, or frost tops of 3 (13x9) cakes or 24 cupcakes.
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