Grammys German Style Frosting Recipes

Steps:

• For pastry cream, in a small saucepan, combine sugar and cornstarch. Stir in milk until smooth. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened and bubbly. Reduce heat; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. Remove from the heat. Stir a small amount of hot filling into egg yolks; return all to the pan, stirring constantly. Bring to a gentle boil; cook and stir 2 minutes longer. , Remove from the heat. Gently stir in vanilla. Cool to room temperature without stirring. For buttercream, in a bowl cream butter until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Gradually beat in cooled pastry cream. If desired, beat in confectioners' sugar and additional vanilla extract until fluffy, about 5 minutes. If necessary, refrigerate until frosting reaches spreading consistency. Store in the refrigerator.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan combine evaporated milk, brown sugar, egg yolks, butter and vanilla. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thick. Remove from heat and stir in pecans and coconut. Let cool to room temperature before spreading on cake.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan combine evaporated milk, sugar, egg yolks, margarine and vanilla. Cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until thick. Remove from heat and stir in pecans and coconut. Spread on cake while still warm.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 dF.
• 2. In bowl, pour boiling water over oats, butter, brown and white sugar. Stir well. Let cool.
• 3. In separate bowl, whisk together remaining dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon). NOTE** For high altitude (above 3500 ft) add 2 additional tsp. flour.
• 4. When oatmeal mixture is cool, add eggs and dry ingredients. Stir well.
• 5. Pour batter into prepared 9 x 13 pan or round cake pans. Bake at 350 dF for about 30-50 minutes (depending on pan) or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• 6. Let cake cool and frost with German-Style Frosting.
• 7. For Frosting: 1. Combine milk, brown sugar and butter in heavy pan. 2. Bring to good, rolling boil then remove from heat. 3. Stir in coconut and chopped nuts. Spread on cake while frosting is still warm, otherwise it will set up to the point you can't spread it.

Steps:

• 1. Spread half the coconut on a cookie sheet and bake in 400 degree oven until golden brown (only takes a few minutes).
• 2. Combine milk, brown sugar and butter in heavy pan.
• 3. Bring to good, rolling boil then remove from heat.
• 4. Stir in toasted and raw coconut and chopped nuts. Spread on cake while frosting is still warm (otherwise it sets up to the point you can't spread it).