Chocolate Frosting Recipes

Choose from the following chocolate frosting recipes for your cake.

Dark Chocolate Frosting

1 egg white
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/3 cup water
pinch of salt
1 teaspoon vanilla

Combine ingredients in double boiler on low heat. Beat with electric mixer 4 minutes. Spread on cool cake.

Fudgey Chocolate Frosting Recipe

1 cup granulated sugar
4 tbsp. unsweetened cocoa
3/4 cup milk (whole milk is best)
1 tbsp. butter
1 teaspoon vanilla

Combine sugar, cocoa and milk in small heavy saucepan; cook until mixture begins to boil. Cover, cook for 2-3 minutes until steam washes sugar crystals down from sides of pan. Uncover, reduce heat and cook without stirring until mixture reaches soft ball stage (234 degrees). Remove from heat. Cool mixture until it reaches temperature of 110. Add butter and vanilla, stirring until butter is dissolved. Pour over warm cake. Yield enough to cover a 13x9-inch cake. Frosting not suitable for layer cake.

Sour Cream Chocolate Frosting Recipe

1/2 cup sour cream
3-1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 oz. unsweetened chocolate, melted

Beat sour cream with sugar and vanilla until smooth. Mix in melted chocolate. Spread over 9-x13-inch cake.

Deluxe Chocolate Frosting Recipe

3 cups confectioner's sugar
1/3 cup milk
1/4 cup butter
2 oz. baking chocolate
2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon salt

In a small bowl, mix all ingredients until smooth and creamy. Makes enough to frost one 13x9-inch cake.

German Chocolate Cake Icing

1 cup sugar
3 egg yolks, slightly beaten
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 cup evaporated milk
1/2 cup butter
1-1/3 cups coconut
1 cup chopped pecans

Combine sugar, milk, egg yolks, butter and vanilla. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened, about 12 minutes. Remove from heat, add coconut and pecans. Cool and beat occasionally until spreading consistency. Make enough for a 8-inch, 2-layer cake.

Quick Butter Cream Chocolate Frosting Recipe

4 oz. butter, softened
2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
dash salt

In a medium bowl, beat butter with an electric mixer on medium speed 1 min. Add powdered sugar, cocoa, cream, vanilla, and salt. Beat on low speed until well mixed, then beat on medium speed until fluffy, 1 to 2 mins. This makes enough for one 9 x 13 sheet cake or one 8-inch 2-layer cake. For a 9-inch 2-layer cake, make 1-1/2 recipes.