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Homemade Chocolate Frosting

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Simple, easy and chocolaty! Perfect for cake or brownies!!

Ingredients

  • 3 cups Powdered Sugar
  • ¾ cups Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
  • 1 stick Butter, Softened
  • ¼ teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
  • ¼ cups Whole Milk

Preparation

Sift together the powdered sugar and cocoa powder, set aside. Cream butter and vanilla, then add 1 cup of the cocoa/sugar mixture to the creamed butter and then add a tablespoon of milk. Mix and repeat this step until all of the cocoa and sugar mixture is combined (adding a tablespoon of milk after every cup of the mixture) until you reach your desired frosting consistency.

* Use more whole milk if you would prefer the frosting thinner. Frosts 1 9×13 cake or brownies!

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mimsmom on 7.13.2011

My new go-to chocolate frosting!

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bluubird74 on 3.26.2011

Oh my – this is delicious! I used this recipe and then added peanut butter to frost some brownies… Definately will use this again. Thanks for a great recipe!

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Laurie - Simply Scratch on 1.10.2011

Oh good! I’m so glad!

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agwebby on 9.6.2010

SOOO GOOD!!! and so easy! Thanks for sharing, I will definately be using this again!

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momof4boys67 on 7.7.2010

Can’t wait to try this!

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mimsmom on 7.13.2011

Easy to make with ingredients we all have on hand. Thanks for submitting this recipe!

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1tiredmama on 5.29.2011

This frosting was fantastic. I have been looking for a frosting like this for a long time! Nice and smooth and a great flavor. I had to add a touch more milk to get the consistency right for my cake but… WOW! The flavor was awesome. Thank you for submitting.

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bluubird74 on 3.26.2011

Very easy and very tasty!

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The Hill Country Cook on 2.9.2011

Delicious! Easy! I thought it tasted a little like powdered sugar and not as chocolate-y as I’d hoped. But very quick, easy, and convenient! I’d use it again!

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wvasweetness on 1.17.2011

Super easy and foolproof, and absolutely delicious. A keeper!

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