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Boiled Walnut Frosting

by Cindee
(Seattle, WA)

Boiled walnut frosting was a prized cake frosting recipe that my husband's grandmother used to put on her yellow cake. No one in the family can get the recipe to come out like the family remembers her cooking it ... and, the recipe does not make sense to me in regards to their description.

They said it had the texture of 7-minute frosting ... crunchy on the top and softer underneath ... and that she cooked it in a cast-iron skillet.

Ingredients:

1 cup sugar
1 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup butter
3 eggs beaten

Add 1 1/3 cups coconut
1 cup pecans/walnuts
1 teaspoon vanilla

The problem is that it is a caramel recipe with the eggs and milk ... so I don't know how you would crunch that up on top.

The coconut & walnuts make it more of a frosting like for German-chocolate cake, but that isn't crunchy on top either.

Any ideas?

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Nov 03, 2009
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Boiled Walnut Icing Recipe
by: Don (Webmaster)

Cindee, I can't locate the frosting recipe you are looking for, but meanwhile, here's a simple old-time recipe for walnut icing (frosting) that my Grandma once used:

1 egg
1 cup brown sugar
Butter size of walnut
1 cup chopped walnuts

Boil 5 minutes, stirring constantly. Flavor to taste with vanilla.

Nov 16, 2009
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Walnut Frosting
by: Regena

I too had a grandmother that cooked this very same cake. I never could duplicate her way of making the icing until I talked with my Mother.

First of all, you don't put butter and eggs in the icing. The secret is in how you prepare the milk and sugar. Grandma would place the milk in a small boiler and cook it (gas heat) slow stirring constantly; once the milk became thick, like it was going to caramelize, she would add the sugar and stir till the sugar was melted and immediately place the walnuts in the icing. She would then let the icing cool for 10 minutes and spread on the cake.

Hope this helps.

Apr 01, 2010
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Broiled Lazy Daisy Cake Topping
by: Anonymous

This sounds much like the broiled topping on the Lazy Daisy Cake. My grandmother thought the oatmeal cake was too heavy, but she loved the lazy daisy broiled topping, and used it on her favorite yellow cake. If you Google that cake name, you will find it. I hope this is what you are looking for.

Apr 01, 2010
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Lazy Daisy Cake Topping Recipe
by: Don (Webmaster)

My memory was jogged when I read the previous comment, and I found this simple broiled cake topping recipe in Mom's old recipe box:

5 rounded tablespoons brown sugar
4 tablespoons butter, softened
3 tablespoons evaporated milk
1/2 cup shredded coconut or nutmeats

Combine ingredients in a small pot over low heat, pour over top of cake fresh from the oven, and broil for just a minute or two until light brown. Be careful not to burn. Enjoy.

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