Coconut frosting. Key Ingredients in Coconut Buttercream Frosting. Butter – essential for a buttercream frosting. Salt – a pinch of salt goes a long way in frosting.
This version of easy coconut frosting uses coconut milk instead of coconut extract. The result is a lusciously silky texture that glides across the tongue. Sweetened, shredded coconut adds flavor and texture to a luscious butter and cream cheese frosting that's easy to make and ever so good. You can cook Coconut frosting using 6 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Coconut frosting
- You need 3 cups of sugar.
- Prepare 3 cups of evaporated milk.
- You need 1 1/2 cup of butter.
- It’s 4 of eggs (beaten).
- Prepare 2 cups of flaked coconut.
- It’s 1 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract.
Use toasted coconut as a garnish to create an extra elegant cake. I had some troubles with the cooling part suspect bc I used a ceramic bowl and it retained heat longer. Ended up having to transfer to another bowl to cool faster. This easy coconut frosting works perfectly with cupcakes, cake, even waffles and pancakes!
Coconut frosting instructions
- Add sugar and evaporated milk to pit and stir.
- Add butter and stir over low to medium heat until butter melts.
- Beat eggs lightly and add to mixture.
- Stir until mixture begins to form bubble.
- Stir in coconuts plus 6 tsp of vanilla.
- Take off heat. Cover and refrigerate until cool and thickened.
We have enjoyed it for breakfast! Just use in place of butter. Let's talk about getting white buttercream. In my trick above I showed you that I add a tiny bit of purple to the frosting to achieve this. This easy homemade frosting is a traditional cream cheese frosting with sweetened, flaked coconut added for a rich coconut flavor.
