Sunday, September 6, 2009

Bourbon Coconut Pecan Frosting (SCD)


Here's some gooey adult fare, inspired by Joy of Cookings "Southern Whiskey Sauce". It will cover the top and fill a 9 inch layer cake, fill all and frost a 6 inch layer cake or cover the top of a 9" x 13" cake. Tip: if you're also going to use it to frost the sides of the cake, then the finer the pecans the better. I have even used pecan meal with good results. I'm working on a non-alcoholic version of this.

8 TBSP. Butter (one stick)
1/2 cup Bourbon
1/4 cup Water
1/2 cup Honey
2 Eggs
1 cup Coconut, shredded and unsweetened
1 1/2 cups Pecans, chopped

Melt butter in a saucepan over low heat. Add bourbon, water and honey. Heat until combined and a little bit of foam is around the edges, briefly remove from heat. In a small bowl whisk eggs very well until frothy. Whisk into butter/bourbon mixture and return to heat. Stir constantly until it coats a wooden spoon. Remove from heat and add coconut and pecans. Let cool to room temperature before frosting, stirring occasionally while it's cooling.

4 comments:

  1. Thank you very much for these recipes. My husband was recently diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondilitis (AS) another auto-immune disease that is greatly affected by diet. These recipes and your research are so helpful. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

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  2. This looks really good! However I would need the non alcoholic version. Do you think I could replace it with more honey and water?

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  3. Thanks ladies. I've run across Anykylosing Spondilitis in my research for autoimmune, I think it's mentioned in the Bakers Yeast allergy post. I was amazed, when researching stuff for autism, just how many different autoimmune issues also were helped by some of the same things!
    As for a non-alchoholic version, I've tried it with more honey (one cup) and it was too sweet (and I'm an ex sugar-holic so something really has to be sweet for me to say that). I'm going to try it with more water and some vanilla.

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  4. This looks great & I want the non-alcoholic version too. I wonder if you couldn't use a neutral flavored fruit juice? Keep us updated!

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