Chocolate Fudge Frosting

A decadent and perfect chocolate fudge frosting for cupcakes and cookies.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword baking, dessert

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 3

cooling 30

Servings cup

Calories 670kcal

Author Luci Petlack

Ingredients

½ Cup + 1 Tablespoon sugar
¼ Cup cocoa
¼ Cup milk or cream
1 teaspoon water
2 Tablespoons butter
½ teaspoon salt
¾ Cup powdered sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla
½ teaspoon orange liqueur optional

Instructions

In a saucepan over medium heat, bring sugar, cocoa, cream, water, butter, and salt to a boil, stirring constantly. Let boil three minutes, constantly stirring. Remove from heat.
Let cool 30 minutes. Beat powdered sugar, vanilla, and orange liqueur into chocolate mixture until frosting reaches thick but spreadable consistency. If frosting is too dry, add milk ½ teaspoon at a time. if frosting is too runny, add powdered sugar, 2 tablespoons at a time. Frost cupcakes. If full cupcake coverage is desired, double amounts for frosting ingredients.

Notes

This recipe only makes 1 cup of frosting, so double or triple as needed. If you're frosting a cake, you'll want to add a bit more milk to get it to an easily spreadable consistency.

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