Homemade Chocolate Frosting
Homemade chocolate frosting is a delicious way to top cakes and cupcakes. This chocolate frosting is so easy to make, you will never bother with store-bought frosting again!
Servings 12
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- ⅓ cup milk
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Melt butter. Stir in cocoa powder. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to desired consistency for spreading.
- If needed, add additional milk 1 teaspoon at a time. Stir in vanilla before spreading or piping onto cake or cupcakes.
Notes
If you ran out of powdered sugar, learn how to make powdered sugar to save yourself a trip to the store.
Makes 2 cups.
Via Hershey's