How to Make Chocolate Icing - A Step-by-Step Guide

If you're a chocolate lover, then you know that no dessert is complete without a generous layer of rich, creamy chocolate icing. Whether you're frosting a cake, cupcakes, or brownies, the addition of a velvety chocolate icing can take your dessert to the next level. And the best part? Making your own chocolate icing at home is incredibly easy and well worth the effort. So, put away that store-bought tub of frosting and get ready to whip up a batch of decadent chocolate icing from scratch.

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Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • 1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Information

  • Servings: 10
  • Yield: 2 cups

  • In a saucepan, melt butter and brown sugar over medium heat. Stir until sugar is dissolved, then add milk. Bring to a boil and remove from heat.
  • Sift together cocoa and confectioners sugar. Blend into butter mixture and add vanilla. If consistency is too stiff, add more milk.
  • Spread Quickly over cooled cake, as frosting will set up very fast.
  • Nutrition

    157 cal.

    • Total Fat: 5g
    • Saturated Fat: 3g
    • Cholesterol: 13mg
    • Sodium: 37mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 29g
    • Dietary Fiber: 0g
    • Total Sugars: 29g
    • Protein: 0g
    • Calcium: 15mg
    • Iron: 0mg
    • Potassium: 30mg