Buttercream-Coconut Cake Icing

Gluten Free
Low Fod Map
Health score
2%
Buttercream-Coconut Cake Icing
15 min.
3
1408kcal

Suggestions

Ingredients

  • cups confectioners' sugar sifted
  • 0.3 cup pecans chopped
  • ounce coconut or sweetened divided flaked
  • 0.5 cup butter unsalted softened
  • teaspoon vanilla extract 
  • 0.5 cup vegetable shortening 

Equipment

  • bowl
  • hand mixer

Directions

  1. Beat butter and shortening with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth; beat in vanilla extract.
  2. Gradually beat confectioners' sugar into butter mixture until well blended. The mixture will appear dry.
  3. Stir enough milk into butter mixture to achieve desired consistency for icing.
  4. Fold half the coconut into the icing; spread icing over cake.
  5. Sprinkle remaining coconut and pecans over icing.

Nutrition Facts

Calories1408kcal
Protein0.89%
Fat56.04%
Carbs43.07%

Properties

Glycemic Index
3.33
Glycemic Load
0.04
Inflammation Score
-5
Nutrition Score
10.674782576444%

Flavonoids

Cyanidin
0.98mg
Delphinidin
0.66mg
Catechin
0.66mg
Epigallocatechin
0.51mg
Epicatechin
0.07mg
Epigallocatechin 3-gallate
0.21mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:1408.34kcal
70.42%
Fat:89.92g
138.33%
Saturated Fat:46g
287.5%
Carbohydrates:155.48g
51.83%
Net Carbohydrates:148.06g
53.84%
Sugar:142.25g
158.06%
Cholesterol:81.34mg
27.11%
Sodium:196.57mg
8.55%
Alcohol:0.46g
100%
Alcohol %:0.22%
100%
Protein:3.23g
6.45%
Manganese:1.05mg
52.62%
Fiber:7.42g
29.68%
Vitamin E:3.1mg
20.66%
Vitamin K:21.14µg
20.14%
Vitamin A:950.54IU
19.01%
Selenium:12.09µg
17.28%
Copper:0.32mg
15.98%
Magnesium:45.64mg
11.41%
Phosphorus:100.47mg
10.05%
Potassium:289.49mg
8.27%
Iron:1.33mg
7.41%
Zinc:0.93mg
6.19%
Vitamin B1:0.08mg
5.25%
Vitamin B5:0.45mg
4.45%
Vitamin D:0.57µg
3.78%
Vitamin B2:0.06mg
3.45%
Vitamin B3:0.59mg
2.94%
Calcium:24.4mg
2.44%
Vitamin B6:0.04mg
2.04%
Folate:5.12µg
1.28%
Vitamin B12:0.06µg
1.07%
Source:Allrecipes