Lynnie the K's GREATEST Chocolate Icing

Submitted by greyghost

"Mom's best icing - we couldn't wait to lick the bowl! If she didn't get the cake frosted quick enough we could eat all of it!"

 

• Ready In: 10mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 1 cake

ingredients

• 1⁄4 lb butter
• 1⁄2 bag powdered sugar
• 1⁄2 cup cocoa
• 1 -2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 1 dash salt

directions

1. Melt butter in pan- remove immediately and add cocoa.
2. Mix until smooth.
3. Add milk, powdered sugar, vanilla and salt.
4. Can add more powdered sugar to make thicker or more milk to make thinner depending on consistency desired.

Reviews

[Marg (CaymanDesigns)]

This is definitely the GREATEST chocolate icing I've ever had! 10 stars! Very easy to make and the taste if fantastic. I used about 3/4 of a 2 lb. bag but I like a stiff icing. Thanks so much for sharing this fantastic recipe!

 

[theonlyone]

Good recipe very similar to my mum's who never measures ingredients, so now I can get close to her recipe for icing. I used 2lbs of icing sugar, but I wanted a really stiff icing. In the last batch of icing sugar I sifted in about two table spoons of extra cocoa. It needed that more chocolaty taste with all the icing sugar. I will keep this in my recipe book for next time. Thanks.

 

[BeagleMommy]

It really is the best icing I have tried! I assumed that you meant 1/2 a 2 pound bag of powdered sugar. You must have because that was perfect! I mixed by had with a whisk and it was just fine. I can't wait to see how it tastes on the "whatever Floats Your Boat" Brownies! Thanks for posting.

 

[Jamie Renee]

I just made this icing this afternoon, for a bridal shower. It was superb! Its ONE HUNDRED times tastier than store bought icing. After melting the butter and whisking in the cocoa, I used my stand mixer to stir in the vanilla milk and powdered sugar (a little at a time). If you're looking for a chocolate frosting, look NO further! This is it!!

 

[Marsha D.]

I am so tickled!! This recipe turned out great. I added more powdered sugar also to thicken it more as Marg said in her review. This is the greatest and I agree its is a 10 star recipe in my book!! I usually make a mess on making homemade icings but this was right on the money! Thanks so much for sharing this easy and delicious recipe. I will be making this more often in the future :)