Chocolate Frosting
A very versatile chocolate frosting. It makes enough to frost a two layer cake, but I generally use it for Chocolate Brownies. It freezes beautifully and when microwaved is just like fresh icing again.
Ingredients
- ½ cup soft salted butter
- 1 tsp pure vanilla
- 4 cups icing sugar
- 6 tbsp cocoa powder
- 4 - 5 tbsp warm milk
Instructions
- Cream butter with beaters. Beat in vanilla and cocoa. Warm the milk in the microwave for about 30 seconds.
- Blend in icing sugar alternately with milk. Beat until smooth and of good spreading consistency. Add more icing sugar or milk to get the right consistency. (should be the consistency of soft butter).
- Makes sufficient to ice top, sides and middle of two layer cake.
Notes
If using this recipe to frost Chocolate Brownies, then put the remaining icing in a container and freeze. When you need to use it again, it can be heated in the microwave.