The Best Homemade Chocolate Frosting You’ll Ever Taste
Homemade frosting has become a lost art. Sad, but true. Those cans of frosting are quick but not nearly as delicious as a homemade frosting. Plus, with a homemade frosting, you know exactly what you are getting – no artificial ingredients! This is why I love, what I truly believe is, the best homemade chocolate frosting recipe you’ll ever taste.
Growing up, my Mom traditionally made buttercream frosting. We could pick the color. I recall a lot of green for some reason. I still like buttercream, but my mother-in-law’s easy chocolate icing recipe is a new favorite of mine. Of course, she told me that she got it from the Hershey’s cocoa container but I still consider it hers – and it’s good.
This simple chocolate fudge frosting recipe makes rich icing that spreads perfectly on cupcakes, cakes or cookies. It’s my go-to chocolate frosting for cupcakes and cakes!
I realize I’m speaking boldly by saying this is the best homemade chocolate frosting. I’ve tasted a lot of frosting. I prefer frosting over the cake any day. So, when I say it’s the best, that is my humble opinion. You’ll have to try it and let me know if you agree. It’s the best homemade chocolate frosting that I have ever tasted. Nothing else compares!
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Ingredients:
1/2 cup butter
2/3 cup cocoa
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla (I’ve bought this vanilla in Texas for years, and it’s the only vanilla I’ll use!)
Directions:
Melt butter and stir in cocoa. Add vanilla.
Alternate adding milk and powdered sugar to the cocoa mixture. Beat on medium speed with a mixer to get frosting to a spreadable consistency.
Now, frost whatever your heart desires! Frost a cupcake or frost a cake. Frost a saltine (salty) or frost a graham cracker (sweet). Or, if you love a good frosting as much as I do, enjoy a spoonful of frosting all by itself! Try this once, and I guarantee you’ll love it.
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Best Homemade Chocolate Frosting
A delicious recipe for what is truly the best homemade chocolate frosting. You’ll never buy store bought frosting again!
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2/3 cup cocoa
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- Melt butter and stir in cocoa. Add vanilla.
- Alternate adding milk and powdered sugar to the cocoa mixture. Beat on medium speed with a mixer to get frosting to a spreadable consistency.
- Now, frost whatever your heart desires! Frost a cupcake or frost a cake. Enjoy!
This recipe for this is sooooo goooood! I added a couple of tablespoons of sour cream for extra flavor.
Creamy smooth chocolately goodness
Best Frosting EVER!!
This is REALLY the easiest chocolate frosting I’ve ever made, and the result is delicious!!! Never buying from supermarket again!!!
This has become my kids favorite homemade chocolate icing! They eat any leftovers with a spoon! I’m not an icing fan, but even I like this one! *I used Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa powder.
Two thumbs up from me and the birthday boy.
Delicious! Will make again!
This truly is the best homemade chocolate frosting I have had! Very simple, just 4 ingredients.
My new go-to recipe.
I love rigs recipe; it my go-to chocolate frosting favorite. It’s simple, an I usually have all the ingredients on hand. I often cut it in half for an 8 x 8 pan of Brownies! Thank you
Aw, I’m glad you love it too, Mary! And thanks for the tip about halving it for a pan of brownies. I will have to remember to surprise my husband by doing that! 🙂
I was never very successful making my own frosting, but having made this recipe successfully I will definitely make it again. Delicious and easy to spread. Thanks.
Hi, I am allergic to dairy I was wondering if I could use vegan butter sticks instead. Thanks.
I have never tried it, but you are welcome to try! Let me know what happens!
Hi! I made this delicious frosting about a year ago and plan to make it again for an upcoming birthday, but I can’t remember if I used salted or unsalted butter. Do you have a recommendation? Thank you!
Mary
Hi, Mary! You can absolutely use either. I normally use salted butter but have not noticed a difference in the frosting when I used unsalted. So use whatever butter you have in the fridge and enjoy your frosting!
Hi! I want to try this but I wanted to see if you think Unsweetened dutch cocoa powder would work with it. Thanks!
I use unsweetened regular cocoa powder, and think unsweetened dutch would work just fine! Enjoy!
Thank you so much for your reply. Trying it today…will let you & everyone else know!
can you make this frosting without the cocoa and just use it as a white frosting
I’ve never tried, because I am a chocolate girl through and through, but I am sure you probably could! Let me know how it turns out if you try it!
Me and my best friend are looking to make a chocolate cake. And this frosting will be the finishing touch!