Simple Dark Chocolate Icing Recipes

DARK CHOCOLATE FROSTING

This deep, dark, satiny frosting (thanks to the addition of melted semisweet chocolate) is a favorite of our food editors, since it has just the right consistency for spreading or piping into beautiful swirls. It also has a wonderful sheen. Use it to decorate our Candied Hazelnut Cupcakes or Easy Chocolate Cupcakes.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes

Time 30m

Yield Makes about 5 cups

Number Of Ingredients 6

Dark Chocolate Frosting image

Steps:

Combine cocoa and the boiling water, stirring until cocoa has dissolved. With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat butter, confectioners' sugar, and salt until pale and fluffy. Reduce speed to low. Add melted and cooled chocolate, beating until combined and scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Beat in the cocoa mixture. If not using immediately, frosting can be refrigerated up to 5 days, or frozen up to 1 month, in an airtight container. Before using, bring to room temperature, and beat on low speed until smooth again.

Ingredients

1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons boiling water
1 1/2 cups (3 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
Pinch of kosher salt
1 pound best-quality semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled

HOMEMADE CHOCOLATE FROSTING

This is a simple recipe and makes a perfect homemade chocolate frosting every time!

Provided by Rachel Kane

Categories Desserts Frostings and Icings Chocolate

Time 5m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 5

Homemade Chocolate Frosting image

Steps:

Combine confectioners' sugar, cocoa powder, butter, milk, and vanilla in a large bowl. Mix using an electric mixer until blended and creamy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 154.4 calories, Carbohydrate 25.7 g, Cholesterol 15.8 mg, Fat 6.4 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 0.9 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Sodium 44.5 mg, Sugar 23.4 g

Ingredients

3 cups confectioners' sugar
⅔ cup cocoa powder
½ cup butter, softened
7 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

CHOCOLATE ICING

This chocolate icing uses butter and brown sugar with plenty of confectioners' sugar for a quick frosting for your cake.

Provided by Chas

Categories Desserts Frostings and Icings Chocolate

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 6

Chocolate Icing image

Steps:

In a saucepan, melt butter and brown sugar over medium heat. Stir until sugar is dissolved, then add milk. Bring to a boil and remove from heat.
Sift together cocoa and confectioners sugar. Blend into butter mixture and add vanilla. If consistency is too stiff, add more milk.
Spread Quickly over cooled cake, as frosting will set up very fast.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 156.6 calories, Carbohydrate 29.2 g, Cholesterol 12.5 mg, Fat 4.8 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.3 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, Sodium 37.4 mg, Sugar 28.5 g

Ingredients

4 tablespoons butter
½ cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 ½ cups confectioners' sugar
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

RICH CHOCOLATE FROSTING

My husband, Doug, loved his chocolate groom's cake that was topped with this smooth, rich chocolate frosting and accented with chocolate-covered strawberries. -Amy Via, North Richland, Texas

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 15m

Yield about 8 cups.

Number Of Ingredients 5

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Steps:

In a large bowl, beat butter until creamy. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar, cocoa and vanilla until smooth, about 3 minutes. Add enough milk until frosting reaches spreading consistency. Beat until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 257 calories, Fat 12g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 31mg cholesterol, Sodium 95mg sodium, Carbohydrate 38g carbohydrate (33g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 2g protein.

Ingredients

2 cups butter, softened
9 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
2-1/2 cups baking cocoa, sifted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 to 1-1/2 cups whole milk

DARK CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Make and share this Dark Chocolate Frosting recipe from Food.com.

Provided by JLBurnell

Categories Dessert

Time 30m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 2

Dark Chocolate Frosting image

Steps:

Roughly chop the chocolate and put into a food processor.
Pulse briefly to chop fine.
Heat the cream in a saucepan just to the boiling point.
With the motor running, pour the hot cream into the chocolate and process until they are completely melted/blended.
Transfer the frosting to a bowl.
If you plan to use it immediately, chill the frosting by placing it over a bowl of ice or let it cool at room temperature.
It must be cool, not cold, to be spreadable.
Once cooled, the frosting can be whipped to create a lighter frosting variation or used as is.
Refrigerate the cake after applying the frosting.
Makes enough to frost a 2 layer cake, about 2-1/2 cups.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 205.3, Fat 22, SaturatedFat 13.7, Cholesterol 81.5, Sodium 22.6, Carbohydrate 1.7, Sugar 0.1, Protein 1.2

Ingredients

14 ounces bittersweet chocolate
1 1/2 cups whipping cream