How to Fix Runny German Chocolate Cake Frosting
There are numerous measures you can take to correct a runny German chocolate cake frosting. As it is a cooked frosting, you may just have to wait for it to cool to achieve thickening. However, if the frosting is still runny, you can remedy it through various additions or simply just cooking it longer. If you do not wish to add any additional ingredients, be more sparing of the frosting as you decorate and find a different recipe for the next time. Does this Spark an idea?
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Instructions
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Add More Coconut
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Reheat the icing slowly over low heat so that the coconut blends in well.
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Measure coconut out in a 1/2-cup measuring cup. In a typical recipe, the coconut measures at about 1 cup. It's possible that, depending on how loosely packed the coconut was, there may be a discrepancy between the recipe and the measurement.
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Add additional chopped pecans, if desired, to balance out the coconut you have added. Keep the proportions of the original recipe, if possible.
Cornstarch
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Continue cooking the icing over low heat, or bring it back up to a medium temperature. Avoid overcooking the frosting, given that there are usually eggs in the recipe.
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Make a slurry of 1 tsp. to 2 tbsp. of cornstarch dispersed in 1 tbsp. water or milk and add that to the mixture as it cooks.
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Remove immediately from the heat when you reach the desired consistency.
Cook Longer
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Cook the product longer or bring it back up to medium heat. If the sugar has not been given enough time to reach the right consistency, your end result may not be thick enough.
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Observe the cooking times suggested by the recipe, where possible.
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Let the mixture cool to room temperature to thicken further.
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Tips & Warnings
If the frosting is moderately runny but not too liquidy, you may just want to keep it as is and use it more judiciously. Use the runny frosting for only parts of the cake, not the sides. Fill the middle of the cake and the top, but leave the sides or frost them with a different frosting. If desired, pipe a border of chocolate frosting around the runny frosting to keep it from dribbling down the cake.
References
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