Chocolate Frosting with Cocoa Powder and Powdered Sugar
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This is a simple chocolate frosting recipe that you’ll use over and over again. Chocolate Frosting with
This is not a mind-blowing original recipe. I’ve been making it for years and years. It is a basic Chocolate Frosting recipe that you need to have in your arsenal. Plus, it’s my favorite. If I could, I would eat spoonful after spoonful of it straight from the pan….oh, wait, I did do that!
Chocolate Frosting with Cocoa Powder and Powdered Sugar
Chocolate Frosting with
This recipe is also easily adaptable. If you have a large sheet pan of brownies, you may want to double the recipe. For just a few cookies, you may want to half the recipe.
It really is a delectable 5-minute frosting that goes great on cakes and cupcakes. Add an additional 2 tablespoons of milk to make it into an easy pouring sauce for ice cream and bread pudding.
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Chocolate Frosting tips
One tip you must remember when making this icing recipe is to sift your sugar. Otherwise, you’ll have lumps and will have to stir A LOT, to get them out. I find that lumps are nearly impossible to get out once the sugar is stirred into the mixture.
Another tip—okay, I know this is two—is to use real
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*The calorie count is for the whole recipe.
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Chocolate Frosting with Cocoa Powder and Powdered Sugar
Ingredients
- ¼ cup butter salted or unsalted
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder I prefer this brand
- ⅓ cup whole milk whole or 2%
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract preferred brand
- 3 and ½ cup powdered sugar (aka confectioners) sifted
Instructions
- Sift sugar.
- Heat butter in a small pan on medium heat, do not let butter get brown.
- When butter is melted, whisk in cocoa, milk, and vanilla. Add sugar 1/2 cup at a time, whisking after each addition.
- Remove from heat, after all the sugar has been added.
- Whisk until smooth.
- Immediately pour over cake.
- If icing is too thin, add additional sifted sugar 1/4 cup at a time until desired thickness or sit it in the refrigerator a few minutes. Take it out and whisk it until creamy again.
- Frosting will thicken as it cools, but it’ll be harder to spread.
Nutrition
Nutritional information given is an automatic calculation and can vary based on the exact products you use and changes you make to the recipe. If these numbers are important to you, I recommend calculating them yourself.
Thanks for the recipe. My grandma (who died at age 103 in 2010) used to make the best little chocolate cake with a frosting like this. I’m looking online for comparable recipes because although my cousin and our grandma wrote these recipes down, they aren’t necessarily accurate – she grew up on a farm in North Dakota where everything was done literally by hand and by feel – from the pie crust dough to the oven temp. My mom and i attempted this cake and frosting 15 years ago… it’s time for me to try again!
I understand!! My Granny was the same way. She made a dessert she called a Peach Roll that was absolutely amazing and I can’t get it right for the life of me.
Can I use a hand mixer instead of a whisk ?
Yes you can
Linda, We made this when I was a child. Mother always called it 3,6,9 icing. It is great stuff especially if you are lucky enuf to get to lick the pan clean. Thanks for putting it online….fond memories (this is great on Mayonnaise Cake)
I don’t have any milk but I have sweetened condensed milk. Can I use it in place of regular milk?
Yes, you can
Hi. Ive would love to try your frosting recipe but im wondering, if i dont have butter or dairy product. Is there anything else i can substitute with?
you can sub sweetened condensed milk, 1%, 2%, almond milk, coconut milk for the milk.
You can use margarine or butter
Can I save cocoa, confectioner’s sugar water and vanilla frosting in the refrigerator?
yes
I have a recipe for a made from scratch yellow cake with a “hard” fudge like icing. If you would like it please e-mail me. IT IS KILLER!! I begged a neighbor for the recipe for 2 years before she finally gave it to me.
Yes, please, I would like it.
Is it possible to still get a copy of the yellow cake with hard chocolate fudge icing? Been looking for one for a long time. Thank you so much!
Looks amazingly easy and practical. If I make it ahead of time, can I reheat gradually and use on cake when ready to use?
Yes, you may need to add a little more liquid
I’m excited to use this recipe this Saturday, Oct 21st for my husband’s bday cake… Mississippi mud! I will let you know how it goes. He is very picky about the frosting. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
I don’t have anything to sift the sugar…is it necessary?
It helps, but you can stir it really good with a whisk to remove any lumps.