Easy

Creamy Chocolate Frosting

Total Time
27 min
10m prep · 17m cook
Servings
4 people
Rating
Difficulty
Easy
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🥬 Vegetarian 🌾 Gluten-Free 🥜 Nut-Free ☪️ Halal ✡️ Kosher

This milk chocolate frosting is smooth, creamy, and not too dark. I've been using this chocolate frosting recipe forever, and several friends now use it as their "favorite frosting!" I just wanted to share it with chocolate lovers everywhere! It will frost, but not fill, an 8- or 9-inch cake.

Ingredients

  • 2.75 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter , at room temperature
  • 5 tablespoons evaporated milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. 1

    Gather all ingredients.

  2. 2

    Sift confectioners' sugar and cocoa powder into a medium bowl.

  3. 3

    Beat butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and fluffy. Gradually beat in sugar mixture alternately with evaporated milk until well combined; blend in vanilla.

  4. 4

    Beat mixture on high speed until light and fluffy. Adjust consistency with more milk or sugar, if desired.

Nutrition Facts

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