I think that chocolate frosting is just as important to making a delicious cake as the cake recipe itself. This Homemade Chocolate Frosting recipe is luscious!
Homemade Chocolate Frosting Recipe
The chocolate frosting flavor is beyond excellent. The texture is smooth and soft. The best part though? The recipe is extremely easy to make! It only took me about 10 minutes to whip this incredible chocolate frosting together.
Rich chocolate frosting (Homemade!)
The chocolate frosting literally glides across the surface of the cake. The recipe is designed to make two cups of frosting which was just enough to frost a 13×9 inch cake. You can half the recipe if you are making a 9-inch cake. If you decide to make a layer cake, I would recommend to either make one and a half batches or to double the recipe. You want enough chocolate frosting to frost the inside layer, the sides, and the top.
There is one secret ingredient to the recipe. Okay, it is not secret at all, but the secretive part is it is what makes the flavor richer than any other chocolate frosting you have had in the past! To add the special touch to this recipe, you want to make sure to find really good cocoa when making the chocolate frosting. You want the chocolate flavor to be rich and amazing. Homemade Chocolate Frosting has the richest chocolate flavor!
You are going to love how simple this chocolate frosting is to make. Why buy prepackaged when you can make homemade? You will be the hit of any party and will be able to surprise people when you are able to tell them that the chocolate frosting was made from scratch. Make sure you pin below for later so you can share it with anyone who asks how your chocolate frosting was so delicious. Enjoy!
How can you say no to such delicious looking chocolate frosting?!
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Homemade Chocolate Frosting
Ingredients
- 1/3 cup butter
- 2/3 cup cocoa
- 2 - 2/3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 Teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a small sauce pan over low heat. Add the cocoa, stir until the mixture is smooth and thick. Remove the pan from the heat and place the cocoa mixture into a medium size bowl. Let it cool slightly.
- Add the milk and vanilla alternately with the powdered sugar to the bowl and beat with an electric mixer or whisk until you have the spreading consistency you desire.
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Jennifer
This icing is INCREDIBLE! I had some mishaps mixing the melted butter and cocoa powder (it was way too thick). So I just added more butter to get a smooth texture with the cocoa powder, this led to needing more powdered sugar. I also used buttermilk because I already had it from making my cake. Overall, i love this icing recipe! easy to follow (and easy to fix if you mess up!) and really tasty :).
Sarah Geise
Thank you Jennifer.
Ingrid
Ended up with liquid. Needed a ton of powdered sugar to thicken it up. Tasted good though!
Sarah Geise
Thank you Ingrid
Lea Worcester
So easy and deliciously good! Thank you for sharing.
Sarah Geise
Thank you Lea
Olga
It’s really awesome! This will quickly become a favorite in our house!
Sarah Geise
Thank you Olga.
Rochelle
I’ve made this before and it’s perfect! The kids all loved it and so did my husband! Will be making again and again! Thank you for sharing!
Sarah Geise
Thank you Rochelle.
Anna
This sounds yummy! I would definitely make it again! Thanks for sharing the recipe.
Sarah Geise
Thank you Anna.
Lycia
Love the frosting.
It turns out perfect, even when i use less sugar.
I will definitely make it again 😊
Thank you so much for the recipe.
Sarah Geise
Thank you Lycia.
Jacqueline Meldrum
Oh my that looks glorious! Forget the cake, pass me a spoon! Sharing this one!
Lauren @ A Nerd Cooks
This frosting looks amazing! I want to eat it with a spoon.
Sarah Geise
Enjoy! Thank you Lauren
Jacque Hooper
I always love a homemade recipe! I will have to give this a try for my daughter’s birthday cake!
Sarah Geise
Enjoy! Thank you Jacque
Marie
This chocolate frosting looks so tasty and the perfect topping for all types of desserts. I just want to eat it all with a spoon!
Sarah Geise
Thank you Marie
Heidy L. McCallum
Great recipe, used it for my cupcakes last week and everyone loved the frosting!
Amanda
I’ve been searching for a chocolate frosting recipe that doesn’t taste fudgy or have that weird tang. This one is it! It’s smooth and chocolate-y! My 7 year old who hates frosting said, “That frosting was delicious!”
Sarah Geise
Thank you Amanda
Riann
Thank you for this amazing recipe!
My kids have a cake sale at school tomorrow and I used this recipe and it’s delicious.
I love the smooth, rich consistency of the frosting and the lovely shine. I’ve always been reluctant to use butter in a frosting as the taste of the butter can be quite overpowering but this isn’t the case in this recipe.
Sarah Geise
Thank you Riann
Home Plix
Hi
So amazing post here we found, I like it and appreciated your works.
Thanx for your kind info.
Sarah Geise
Thank you!
MICHAELA SEARFOORCE
Salted or unsalted butter?
Mary Bostow
Unsalted Michaela.