Back to Recipe

Chocolate Frosting

Here's how you make Chocolate Frosting
Pause Continue Reading
  • Servings: 12
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 0m
    • The following recipe serves 12 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 1/2 cup butter, room temperature
  • 2 2/3 cups confectioners sugar, sifted (must be sifted)
  • 1/3 cup whole milk (or half and half cream or 18% table cream which is what I use)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt (or a pinch)
  • CHOOSE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
  • For light -- 1/3 cup unsweetened baking cocoa, sifted
  • For medium -- 1/2 cup unsweetened baking cocoa, sifted
  • For dark -- 3/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa, sifted
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Cream the butter in a medium bowl for for about 3 minutes.

  • Step 2: Add in desired amount of sifted cocoa powder, cream, vanilla, salt and confectioners sugar; beat using an electric mixer until smooth (because of the different amounts of cocoa more cream or confectioners sugar may have to be added in order to achieve desired texture)

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

This page is built for your convenience in the kitchen.

If you want helpful tools, tips and recipes from our community of real cooks, please consider signing up.

Oh... And one more thing... We also have some pretty wild forums.