Learn how to make this delicious and decadent coconut pecan filling that pairs perfectly with german chocolate cake. This is one of the first fillings I ever learned to make from scratch. My Dad’s favorite cake was German Chocolate Cake. Every year for his birthday, my sisters and I would bake up a nice Box Cake and slather on some of that pecan canned frosting. My dad loved it. I loved it too until I made it from scratch. OMG I can never go back. Sorry Dad.
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German Chocolate Cake Filling
Ingredients
- 12 oz (340 g) whole milk
- 4 oz (113 g) half and half or cream
- 6 (6 ) egg yolks
- 8 oz (227 g) butter 2 sticks
- 12 oz (340 g) brown sugar
- 2 tsp (2 tsp) vanilla extract
- 7 oz (198 g) toasted pecans chopped
- 8 oz (227 g) toasted shredded coconut
Instructions
- In a medium sauce pan, combine milk, cream sugar, butter, egg yolks and vanilla.
- Cook on medium while whisking constantly until thickened and golden brown
- Fold in toasted coconut and pecans to combine
- Let cool to room temperature before using as a filling
- Store leftovers in the fridge for up to one week or freeze for 6 months
