Best Chocolate Frosting
Many recipes are worth making from scratch and chocolate frosting is first on the list. This rich, velvety, deeply chocolatey frosting puts anything store-bought to shame—silky smooth, perfectly sweet, and just the right amount of indulgent. It’s the kind of frosting you’ll want to eat straight off the spatula (and you absolutely should). Whether you're frosting a cake, cupcakes, or just looking for an excuse to dip a cookie, this recipe is a game-changer. Do yourself a favour and make double—you won’t regret it.
Ingredients
- 3½ cups icing sugar
- 1 cup good quality cocoa powder
- 12 tbsp 1½ sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
- ½ cup milk room temperature
- 2 tsp pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Sift icing sugar and cocoa powder directly into mixer bowl. Add remaining ingredients and slowly turn on mixer to begin whipping. Gradually increase speed, adding a little more milk if needed. Scrape bottom of bowl and clean beaters halfway through. Frosting should be smooth, creamy, and spreadable.