Wednesday, July 2, 2008

Homemade Chocolate Frosting


This is SO much better than the canned stuff! The original recipe comes from the Hershey's can and can be found on their website. Here it is:
"PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE" CHOCOLATE FROSTING
1 stick (1/2 cup) butter or margarine
2/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Melt butter. Stir in cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistency. Add small amount additional milk, if needed. Stir in vanilla. About 2 cups frosting.
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14 comments:

Anonymous said...

I am going to use the recipe for the chocolate frosting but I wasn't sure if the cocoa is suppose to be unsweetened or not. All I have is unsweetened, will that work? Thanks...Ali:-)

Heather said...

Hi, Ali!

Yes. The unsweetened cocoa is what I used, too. Thanks for reading and commenting!

Anonymous said...

this frosting was very good, although instead of using Hersheys cocoa i used the Nestle Tollhouse Cocoa cuz that is what i had available.

Anonymous said...

hi, does the powdered sugar in this case need to be icing sugar, or just normal sugar?? Thanks (:

Heather said...

Sorry about the sugar confusion. Icing sugar is called powdered sugar in the states. It is also sometimes called confectioners sugar or 10X sugar. Thanks for the great questions, everyone! :o)

pizzsa said...

Just made this frosting and it came out beautifully!! Happy to have a "go to" recipe site!!

Sarah said...

Great frosting recipe! Thanks

Anonymous said...

I am going to frost brownies later and this recipe was exactly what I was looking for, thanks so much. I'll let you know how it turns out.

Anonymous said...

Just tried this recipe for the first time, and I agree, it is better than the store bought kind. Awesome....LOVE IT!

Anonymous said...

My whole family loves this recipe!

Anonymous said...

Thank you for the recipe! Wanted to surprise my dad with his favorite kind of cake and u guys made it possible!!

Anonymous said...

Just finish makeing this frosting and do have to say its way way better than store bought...Thank you:-)

Unknown said...

Frosting was great! Although a bit runny, what I do to thicken up?

Heather said...

Adding more powdered sugar should thicken it up. You could refrigerate, but it will melt again if left at room temperature. Thanks for reading and commenting, Buffie!