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Reviewed: Sep. 16, 2004

I have used this recipe for years and was glad to see it here in this form. I also add slivered almonds to give a different taste. I use it on top of my favorite white cake recipe.

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MULVIHILL

Reviewed: Nov. 17, 2007

I slightly changed this recipe; deleting the nuts; substituting milk for the cream and adding a tsp of vanilla. I use this on a standard white 'scratch' cake and everyone gobbles it up.......the cake doesn't last 2 days with this topping!!

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Duchess

Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2008

Wonderful icing, I put it on a pineapple cake instead of cream cheese frosting and it was great. I used flavoured liquid coffee mate(vanilla)in place of the cream and it was awesome!

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des

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Mar. 6, 2009

i grew up with this icing and was so excited to find it here! my mom always put this on top of date cake. it actually seal in the moisture of the cake and creates a nice crunchy topping. make sure you brown it till it's good and golden, otherwise it won't caramelize and just ends up gooey. i just put it on an applesauce cake and it's terrific. can be made with either white or brown sugar and you can use milk instead of cream.

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J. Smith

Reviewed: Feb. 7, 2010

This was absolutely delicious! I used almonds instead of walnuts, because that's all I had in my pantry. It turns a little runny when it gets hot under the broiler. I put it on cupcakes, so it boiled over a little, but will be even better on a whole cake.

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Ash

Reviewed: Aug. 6, 2011

Too sweet!!! Had to remove it from the cake :-(.

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Miska

Reviewed: Aug. 18, 2011

This is exactly what my mother used to put on chocolate cakes!!!! I grew up with this and it's delicious! Do as the other reader said and make sure you have a golden brown finish or you miss out on some of the flavor burst, along with the gooey consistency you'll end up with if it's not done enough. THANK YOU for this!!!

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NurseNut

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Sheffield, Pennsylvania, USA

Living In: Macomb, Michigan, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 16, 2012

Made chocolate cupcakes not realizing that I didn't have enough icing sugar to make frosting, so I found this recipe and made it instead. Omitted the nuts. I was a bit worried, as it doesn't have that creamy factor that frosting has, but let me tell you, I'm glad I tried it! Everyone loved it. Some did think it was a bit sweet, although I decreased the sugar a bit, but other than that, I was pleasantly surprised that it was such a hit. Especially that it looked more like melted cheese on top, instead of coconut!It is a nice change from the regular frosting, and quite original of a technique! Thanks for sharing, it really helped me out! :)

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