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Old 08-29-2008, 11:30 AM   #1
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Default Quick! Cake frosting made with coconut oil?

Can I make a cake frosting using coconut oil as the fat? If so, how? I'm dairy/soy/corn/wheat & nut free.
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Old 08-29-2008, 11:35 AM   #2
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Default Re: Quick! Cake frosting made with coconut oil?

mix agave nectar, coconut oil and cocoa/carob/cacao. It makes the MOST delicious chocolate mixture EVER. You will have to keep it refrigerated after you frost your cake, but it's SO yummy. You will find yourself eating a lot of it...so make extra.
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Old 08-29-2008, 11:36 AM   #3
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Default Re: Quick! Cake frosting made with coconut oil?

oh, and if you refrigerate it-it tastes like a chocolate bar...a really heavenly chocolate bar. and you can drizzle it on fruit (not refrigerated though) or dip fruit in it, then refrigerate, then eat your chocolate covered fruit later.
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Old 08-29-2008, 11:42 AM   #4
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Default Re: Quick! Cake frosting made with coconut oil?

When I was dairy free, I just used it with the same measurement I normally would for the fat in my regular buttercream icing.
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Old 08-29-2008, 11:49 AM   #5
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Default Re: Quick! Cake frosting made with coconut oil?

You guys are quick!

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mix agave nectar, coconut oil and cocoa/carob/cacao. It makes the MOST delicious chocolate mixture EVER. You will have to keep it refrigerated after you frost your cake, but it's SO yummy. You will find yourself eating a lot of it...so make extra.
What if I don't have agave?
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Default Re: Quick! Cake frosting made with coconut oil?

I just realized that if you are corn free, you can't use powdered sugar.
Maybe honey or brown rice syrup?
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Default Re: Quick! Cake frosting made with coconut oil?

i made a coconut oil/honey frosting last year. eh. it sort of tasted piney to me.
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Default Re: Quick! Cake frosting made with coconut oil?

I have brown rice syrup. I may even ave some corn-free confectioner that I made
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Default Re: Quick! Cake frosting made with coconut oil?

Hmm.... all the buttercream recipes call for dry milk, etc. I also don't have any rice milk,, or I'd be making my standard icing.
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Default Re: Quick! Cake frosting made with coconut oil?

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mix agave nectar, coconut oil and cocoa/carob/cacao. It makes the MOST delicious chocolate mixture EVER. You will have to keep it refrigerated after you frost your cake, but it's SO yummy. You will find yourself eating a lot of it...so make extra.
And is this equal parts, or just till it tastes good?
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Default Re: Quick! Cake frosting made with coconut oil?

I've never made BC with dry milk, just fat, powdered sugar, flavoring, and liquid. You can use water for milk just fine.
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Default Re: Quick! Cake frosting made with coconut oil?

There is a recipe I found on allrecipes.com that I just subbed coconut oil and rice milk for and it was very rich and tasty - you just have to remember to warm the bowl in hot water to make the frosting spreadable if you let it sit for too long (and if it's hot out then it will be too melty).

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1/4 cup margarine, melted
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar

DIRECTIONS
In a large bowl, beat margarine and cocoa together until combined. Add milk and vanilla; beat until smooth. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until desired consistency is achieved. Adjust with more milk or confectioners' sugar if necessary.
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mix agave nectar, coconut oil and cocoa/carob/cacao. It makes the MOST delicious chocolate mixture EVER. You will have to keep it refrigerated after you frost your cake, but it's SO yummy. You will find yourself eating a lot of it...so make extra.
And is this equal parts, or just till it tastes good?
just until it tastes good. And you might be able to use honey or rice syrup.
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Default Re: Quick! Cake frosting made with coconut oil?

This is what I ended up doing:

Brown Rice Syrup
Coconut Oil
Cocoa Powder
Vanilla Extract
Shredded Coconut (at the least minute)

I heated it up because the coconut oil was solid. Is there another way to handle this?

It was so good on my gluten-free chocolate cake
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I heated it up because the coconut oil was solid. Is there another way to handle this?
I would think, because CO has such a low melting point that even just the friction of mixing with a hand mixer would make it spreadable.

Your frosting sounds yummy!
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