Fudgy Chocolate Frosting Recipes

CHOCOLATE FUDGE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

Steps:

• Cream together the butter or margarine with the shortening.
• Sift the cocoa with the confectioners' sugar and add to the creamed mixture. Mix together adding 1 tablespoon at a time of milk to keep mixture smooth. Don't add more than 1/4 cup of milk.
• Add the hot fudge topping and the vanilla extract. Blend until smooth and creamy.

GRANDMA'S CHOCOLATE FUDGE FROSTING

Steps:

• Put first three ingredients in a sauce pan.
• Bring to a boil, while stirring constantly.
• Remove from heat and add chips.
• With a wire whip beat until creamy and cooled.
• Add chopped pecans if desired.

CAROLINE'S CHOCOLATE FUDGE FROSTING

Steps:

• Melt chocolate and butter in the microwave, or in the top of a double boiler. In a large bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, vanilla and 1/2 cup of the milk. Blend in the melted chocolate mixture. Add remaining milk, a little at a time, until desired consistency is achieved.
• Let stand until spreadable (frosting will thicken as it cools).

CHOCOLATE FUDGE FROSTING

Steps:

• Prepare an ice bath; set aside. Place chocolate chips in the bowl of a food processor; pulse until roughly chopped.
• Combine cream, butter, and corn syrup in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring constantly until butter is melted.
• With the motor running, pour cream mixture through the feed tube of the food processor; process until completely smooth, about 2 minutes. Transfer frosting to a bowl; set over the ice bath. Stir every 10 minutes, until frosting is thick and spreadable, about 1 1/2 hours.

ULTIMATE CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Steps:

• In a small bowl, sift together the confectioners' sugar and cocoa powder. Add butter, milk, and vanilla; stir until smooth and free of lumps.

CREAMY FUDGE FROSTING

Steps:

• Melt chocolate and butter in a metal bowl over barely simmering water. Stir until smooth., Place milk, sugar and vanilla in a blender; cover and process 1 minute to dissolve sugar. Add warm chocolate mixture; cover and process just until mixture thickens to desired consistency, about 30 seconds. Store in refrigerator.

FUDGY CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, bring the cream and sugar to a boil over moderately high heat.
• Reduce the heat to low and simmer, stirring occasionally, until the liquid reduces slightly, about 6 minutes.
• Pour the mixture into a medium bowl and add the chocolate, butter, vanilla and salt. Let stand, stirring occasionally, until the chocolate and butter are melted.
• Set the bowl in a larger bowl of ice water. Using a hand-held electric mixer, beat the frosting on medium speed, scraping the sides occasionally with a rubber spatula, until thick and glossy, about 5 minutes.
• Use at once.

CHOCOLATE FUDGE ICING

Steps:

• Put the chocolate in a heatproof bowl, suspended over a pan of barely simmering water. Stir every now and then until melted. (Alternatively, melt in the microwave, stirring the chocolate every 20 secs so it doesn't burn.)
• Remove the bowl from the heat and leave to cool a little. Meanwhile, put the butter and icing sugar in another large bowl and mash with a spatula to combine (this will prevent you covering the work surface in icing sugar), then whisk with a hand mixer until smooth.
• Sift in the cocoa and pour in the melted chocolate and milk, then mix again until smooth, and use to ice your chosen cake immediately. Will keep in the fridge for up to a week, but remove an hour before using to bring it back to room temperature, and beat well.

CREAMY CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring cream to a simmer, about 180°; remove from the heat. Stir in chocolate chips until melted. , Place pan in a bowl of ice water; stir constantly until cooled. Gradually whisk in confectioners' sugar until smooth and thick. Store in the refrigerator.