Semi Sweet Chocolate Frosting Recipes

CHOCOLATE BUTTER-CREME FROSTING

Steps:

• In small bowl mix at medium speed, sugar, butter (softened), and salt until light and fluffy.
• Add melted chocolate, milk and vanilla extract, beating until well blended.

CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, using an electric hand mixer, beat the butter until light and smooth. Beat in the powdered sugar, milk and vanilla until smooth and creamy.
• Place the chocolate chips in a small bowl and place over a small pan of barely simmering water. Heat, stirring occasionally, until the chocolate is melted and smooth, about 2 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat. Add the melted chocolate to the vanilla frosting and stir until smooth.

SEMI-SWEET CHOCOLATE BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Place 6 oz. chocolate and the butter in large microwaveable bowl. Microwave on HIGH 2 min. or until butter is melted. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Add sugar; mix well. Blend in eggs and vanilla. Stir in flour and pecans until well blended.
• Spread into greased 8- or 9-inch square baking pan.
• Bake 22 to 25 min. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out with fudgy crumbs. (Do not overbake.) Cool in pan on wire rack. Melt remaining 2 oz. chocolate as directed on package. Drizzle over dessert; let stand until firm. Cut into 16 squares to serve.

RICH AND CREAMY CHOCOLATE FROSTING FROM TOLL HOUSE

Steps:

• In small saucepan, melt butter. Stir in mini-morsels until melted.
• Add salt and vanilla.
• Gradually beat in confectioner's sugar and milk until creammy and fluffy. I beat this for a good 10 minutes. The longer you beat it, the creamier it gets.
• Makes enough to fill and frost 2 layers (about 2 1/4 cups of frosting).

CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350 degrees and line 4 6-cup muffin tins with cupcake liners. Sift together the flour, soda, salt, and cocoa powder and set aside. Use a standing mixer or hand-mixer to cream the butter. Add the sugar and vanilla and mix to combine. Add the eggs one at a time, beating after each one until smooth.
• On the lowest speed, alternately add the dry ingredients in three additions and the milk in two. Beat only until smooth and fully combined, you don't want to overwork the batter.
• Scoop the batter into the prepared pans filling each about two-thirds full (don't bother to smooth the tops--the batter will level itself as it cooks). Bake the cupcakes for about 25 minutes, or until the tops are puffed and spring back when lightly pressed. Be careful not to overbake the cakes, but know that if you take them out too early they may sink a bit. Cool the cakes in the muffin tins for about 5 minutes and then remove them to a rack and let cool completely.
• To make the ganache, put all the ingredients in a small, deep saucepan over medium-low heat. Cook, whisking occasionally to combine, until the chocolate and butter are nearly melted. Take the pan off the heat and whisk continuously until all the chocolate is melted; the ganache should be shiny and without any lumps.
• When the ganache is about room temperature, use a butter knife to spread it evenly on top of the cakes; sprinkle with nonpareil if you like. The cakes can be made a day in advance and refrigerated (they actually get better) or frozen in an airtight container.

ONE MINUTE EASY CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Steps:

• Combine butter, milk and sugar in a small saucepan.
• Bring to a boil over medium high heat and let boil for 45 seconds.
• Remove from heat and whisk in vanilla & chocolate chips until smooth and shiny.
• Immediately pour over a 9x13 cake or brownies.
• Let cool completely to set.

CHOCOLATE FROSTING

Steps:

• Put the chocolate in a large bowl and set aside.
• In a small saucepan, whisk together the cream and corn syrup and bring to a boil. Pour the cream mixture over the bowl of chocolate and immediately whisk until smooth. Set aside to cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Transfer the chocolate mixture to the bowl of a standing electric mixer, or use a hand-held mixer and bowl, and whip on high speed, until creamy and fluffy. Use as desired. May be stored covered in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

SEMISWEET CHOCOLATE ICING

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients together in a small saucepan.
• Heat over low heat, stirring until chocolate melts and mixture is smooth.
• Use immediately to top the Vanilla-Fudge Marble Cake recipe #45104.

GLUTEN-FREE CHOCOLATE CAKE WITH SEMI-SWEET CHOCOLATE ICING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch pan and set aside.
• In a medium bowl, sift together the sorghum, tapioca, and rice flours with the cocoa powder, xanthan gum, baking powder, and baking soda.
• In a large mixer bowl, cream the butter until light and fluffy. Slowly beat in the brown and white sugars; whip until fluffy. Beat in the eggs and egg yolks one at a time. Add the vanilla. On low speed, alternately combine the buttermilk with the flour mixture. Pour batter into prepared pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Cool in pan.
• To make the icing, in the top of a double boiler over medium high heat, melt the chocolate chips (or use microwave). Remove from heat and cool until warm. Stir in the sour cream and vanilla; add heavy cream. Stir in additional heavy cream to make desired consistency. Once the cake is thoroughly cool, spread a thin layer of frosting over the top.

BAKER'S® ONE BOWL FUDGE FROSTING

Steps:

• Microwave chocolate in large microwaveable bowl on HIGH 2 min. or until chocolate is almost melted, stirring after 1 min. Stir until chocolate is completely melted. Cool 5 min. or to room temperature.
• Add sugar, butter and vanilla; beat with electric mixer on low speed until well blended.
• Gradually add milk, beating until well blended. If frosting becomes too thick, beat in additional milk by teaspoonfuls until of desired spreading consistency. Use to frost your favorite cake or cupcakes.

CHOCOLATE GANACHE FROSTING

Steps:

• - You start by heating up the heavy cream. You can do this on the stovetop or in the microwave.
• on the stovetop- Pour the cream into a small heavy saucepan. Place on the stovetop over medium-low heat and warm up the cream, while stirring frequently, until you can clearly see steam coming off the surface and/or tiny bubbles start to form along the edge. Remove from the heat immediately to prevent it from reaching the boiling point and boiling over.
• - Place the cream in a larger measuring cup or larger microwave-safe bowl, and the reason for this is just in case the cream boils over. Heat the cream in 15-second increments, stirring in between, until it's steaming or JUST starts to boil.
• - Pour the hot cream over the semi-sweet chocolate chips and let steep for 5 minutes without stirring.
• - Slowly whisk the cream and melted chocolate together until smooth.
• - Let cool at room temperature until it reaches your desired consistency or let it cool in the fridge for 1 hour if you want to whip the frosting. After cooling at room temperature for 15-30 minutes, the ganache should be thick enough to be used as a glaze. After about 1 hour, it should reach a pudding-like consistency and be thick enough to spread, pipe or be used as a dip.
• - Whipping the ganache. After the ganache has been chilled in the fridge for an hour, beat the ganache until light and fluffy (about 4 minutes). It will have the taste and texture of a rich chocolate mousse. Spread or pipe on your cakes as desired.

HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE GANACHE

Steps:

• Place chopped chocolate in a medium heat-proof bowl. Heat the cream in a small saucepan over medium heat until it begins to gently simmer. (Do not let it come to a rapid boil- that's too hot!) Pour over chocolate, then let it sit for 2-3 minutes to gently soften the chocolate.
• With a metal spoon or small rubber spatula, very slowly stir until completely combined and chocolate has melted. The finer you chopped the chocolate, the quicker it will melt with the cream. If it's not melting, do not microwave it. See Troubleshooting Chocolate Ganache in blog post above.
• Ganache can be ready to use as a drizzle or you can let it sit at room temperature to cool and thicken. It will fully cool within 2 hours. Refrigerating speeds this up, but the ganache will not cool evenly. Stir it a few times as it sets in the refrigerator so it remains even and smooth.
• Once completely cool and thick, the ganache can be piped with a piping tip or scooped with a spoon. You can also beat the cooled thickened ganache with a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a whisk attachment until light in color and texture, about 4 minutes on medium-high speed.
• Cover tightly and store ganache in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Once ganache cools completely, you can cover it tightly and freeze it for up to 3 months. Thaw in the refrigerator. To rewarm or thin out again, stir constantly over low heat on the stove in either (1) a double boiler or (2) in a heatproof bowl placed over a pot of simmering water. Don't let the bottom of the bowl touch the simmering water.