German Chocolate Cake- Nut Free

I want to make a German Chocolate Cake without nuts. How would you make frosting without nuts- increase coconut or just leave nuts out?

Judy
  • Posted by: Judy
  • August 17, 2017
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DELPHINE
DELPHINE January 9, 2025
I’ve never made a German chocolate cake without nuts before. But the pastry chef I work for substitutes nuts for chopped pepitas & sunflower seeds in a lot of her recipes.
 
Liz D.
Liz D. August 18, 2017
semisweet chocolate chips instead of nuts, stirred in after frosting has cooled?
 
Judy
Judy August 19, 2017
Great idea, thanks.
 
PieceOfLayerCake
PieceOfLayerCake August 17, 2017
I would just increase the coconut...there needs to be matter to keep the consistency. I would use unsweetened coconut though since sweetened would be too overwhelming in that quantity.
 
Judy
Judy August 17, 2017
Thanks, great point about the sweetness!
 
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