My mom's birthday was this past weekend and we wanted to celebrate with her!
(Happy Birthday, Mom!)
I made some German Chocolate Cupcakes to share.
When making most cakes and cupcakes, I like to use the box mix. It's easy and tastes great to me! I bought the German Chocolate Cake mix and made the cupcakes according to the package directions.
As usual, I made the icing homemade. My mom gave me this recipe awhile back from one of my grandma's cookbooks. It's SO good!
German Chocolate Cake Icing
(Printable Recipe)
Ingredients:
7 ounces Evaporated milk
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup butter
2 beaten egg yolks
1 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup chopped pecans
Approx. 3 ounces coconut (sweetened)
Directions:
- Stir all ingredients together over medium heat; stir constantly.
- Cook for 15 minutes.
- Remove from heat and beat occasionally while cooling.
- When cold, add pecans and coconut.
- Spread over completely cooled cake or cupcakes.
I told my mom that I was actually very selfish when making these, because I really wanted to eat one! My mom likes them, but so do I...German Chocolate Cake happens to be my all-time favorite.
What's your favorite kind of cake?!
The cupcakes do look good.
ReplyDeleteI will eat anything resembling or including the word chocolate. :) Those cupcakes look super yummy!!!
ReplyDeleteAbby,
ReplyDeleteThey look wonderful and I'm sure they tasted every bit as wonderful. When I was young, German Chocolate cake was the kind I would always ask for, for my birthday. (Now, when my birthday comes around and someone in my family asks me what I would like for a birthday treat, I don't ask for German Chocolate Cake anymore. I love them but I would get canned frosting if I did, ha-ha!)Homemade frosting is the only way to go. I'm sure your mom loved them!
-Mom F.-