Coconut Pecan Frosting Mix Substitute
"Remember the dry mix that you used to be able to make your own frosting for German Chocolate cakes? This works great!! Works fantastic if you like to make your own frosting! This is fantasic for those recipes that call for the dry mix.This is from the Pillsbury Bake-off Cookbook 1995. Makes about 2 cups."
- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 5
- Yields:
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2 cups
ingredients
- 1 cup sweetened flaked coconut
- 3⁄4 cup brown sugar, tightly packed
- 1⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 cup pecans, chopped
- 3 tablespoons butter or 3 tablespoons margarine
directions
- In a medium bowl, combine coconut, brown sugar, flour and pecans; Mix well.
- Using fork or pastry cutter, cut in butter or margarine.
Questions & Replies
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Do you know how many cups of dry mix were in the packages that used to be available on the shelf? I am using the dry mix in a bar cookie recipe, not as icing for a cake. It seemed like this recipe made a larger quantity than one box would have. I recall the box I used being smaller than a cake mix box, shorter, narrower and thinner. I am not sure if I should only use a portion of this recipe to substitute in my old recipe, or the whole batch. I have made it twice, and the first time I used the whole thing, not thinking about it maybe making a larger amount, and it tasted fine, but seemed like a lot more than the box. The second time I made it, the recipe did not come out the same, and I am not sure if it was because of the boxed cake mix not being the original quantity or not, in addition to the dry mix maybe making more than the former box. I searched to find a quantity for the dry mix boxes and hadn’t come up with anything, so would appreciate it if you would share that information if you know. Thanks. -
This is cooked on the stove top like the dry frosting mixes of the past were?
Reviews
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i havent tried this yet..but i have a recipe that calls for the dry mix...i can't wait to try it...thanks for posting....rm
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
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Bullhead City, Arizona
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