Best 8 Chocolate Decorator Frosting Recipes

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Chocolate decorator frosting is a delicious, creamy, and versatile buttercream that can be used to frost cakes, cupcakes, and other desserts. It's also a great filling for sandwiches and cookies. This guide will provide you with all the information you need to make the perfect chocolate decorator frosting at home. You'll also find some tips and tricks for making the frosting even more delicious and impressive. So grab your ingredients and let's get started!

Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!

DECORATOR FROSTING



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A frosting that's perfect for sugar cookies.

Provided by P. Oakes

Categories     Desserts     Frostings and Icings

Time 10m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 5

⅔ cup butter, softened
4 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 drops red food coloring

Steps:

  • In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, confectioners' sugar, and milk until light and fluffy, about 3 to 4 minutes. Beat in the vanilla and food coloring. Spread on or between cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 186.2 calories, Carbohydrate 30 g, Cholesterol 20.5 mg, Fat 7.7 g, Protein 0.1 g, SaturatedFat 4.9 g, Sodium 55.6 mg, Sugar 29.5 g

WILTON'S CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM ICING, DECORATOR ICING/FROSTING



Wilton's Chocolate Buttercream Icing, Decorator Icing/Frosting image

This is the recipe directly from Wilton's website for their chocolate buttercream decorating icing. You can make it soft and spreadable or as stiff as you need by adjusting the amount of milk or water you add. Just follow the directions and it'll come out perfect every time.

Provided by Realtor by day

Categories     Dessert

Time 10m

Yield 3 cups, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

1/2 cup vegetable shortening
1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
3/4 cup cocoa (or three 1 oz. unsweetened chocolate squares, melted)
1 teaspoon clear vanilla extract
4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar (approximately 1 lb.)
3 -4 tablespoons milk (or water)

Steps:

  • Stiff Consistency: In large bowl, cream shortening and butter with electric mixer. Add cocoa and vanilla. Gradually add sugar, one cup at a time, beating well on medium speed. Scrape sides and bottom of bowl often. When all sugar has been mixed in, icing will appear dry. Add milk, 1 tbsp at a time until you get the desired consistency and beat at medium speed until light and fluffy. Keep bowl covered with a damp cloth until ready to use. For best results, keep icing bowl in refrigerator when not in use. Refrigerated in an airtight container, this icing can be stored 2 weeks. Rewhip before using.
  • Chocolate Mocha Icing: Substitute cold brewed strong coffee for milk in Chocolate Buttercream recipe.
  • Darker Chocolate Icing: Add an additional 1/4 cup cocoa (or one additional 1 oz. square unsweetened chocolate, melted) and 1 additional tablespoon milk to Chocolate Buttercream Icing.
  • For Thin (Spreading) Consistency Icing: Add 3-4 tablespoons light corn syrup, water or milk.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 322.4, Fat 16.9, SaturatedFat 7.4, Cholesterol 20.9, Sodium 70.2, Carbohydrate 43.1, Fiber 1, Sugar 39.2, Protein 1.2

CHOCOLATE FROSTING FOR CUPCAKE DECORATING



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This frosting is used to create the faces for the Monkey Cupcakes and Mouse Cupcakes, and as an anchor for the Chocolate Faux-Bois Cupcakes.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes

Yield Makes about 4 cups

Number Of Ingredients 7

1/2 pound sifted confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
1/8 teaspoon salt
6 ounces cream cheese, softened
3 ounces (6 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
9 ounces bittersweet chocolate, melted
3/4 cup sour cream

Steps:

  • Sift sugar, cocoa powder, and salt into a large bowl. Beat cream cheese and butter with a mixer on medium-high speed until fluffy, about 4 minutes. Reduce speed to low. Beat in sugar mixture. Beat in chocolate, then sour cream. Use immediately, or cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days. (Bring to room temperature, and beat on low speed until smooth before using.)

EASY CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING (20-MINUTE RECIPE)



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Sometimes there's just nothing better than homemade chocolate buttercream! Like our traditional Easy Vanilla Buttercream Frosting, this light and fluffy chocolate buttercream frosting can be easily adapted for decorating or spreading. Perfect for yellow cakes, chocolate cupcakes, chocolate cake and so much more, this homemade chocolate frosting offers a sweet and delicious finish.

Provided by Katie

Categories     Dessert

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 6

1/2 Cup Solid Vegetable Shortening
1/2 Cup Butter or Margarine ((1 Stick, Softened))
3/4 Cup Cocoa Powder
4 Cups Sifted Powdered Sugar (Confectioners' Sugar)
3-4 Tablespoons Milk
1 Teaspoon Vanilla Extract ((Pure or Imitation))

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream shortening and butter with an electric mixer.
  • Add cocoa and vanilla. Make sure to mix the cocoa in well to remove any lumps. Gradually add the powdered sugar, one cup at a time, beating well on medium speed. Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl often.
  • When all sugar has been mixed in, the frosting will appear dry. Add milk and beat the frosting at medium speed until light and fluffy.

CHOCOLATE DECORATOR FROSTING



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Add finesse to your desserts with chocolate frosting made ready in just 10 minutes.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 10m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 oz unsweetened baking chocolate, chopped
1 teaspoon butter or margarine
1 cup powdered sugar
1 to 2 tablespoons boiling water

Steps:

  • In 1-quart saucepan, melt chocolate and butter over low heat, stirring occasionally; remove from heat. Stir in powdered sugar and 1 tablespoon water. Beat with spoon until smooth. Beat in additional water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until spreadable.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 90, Carbohydrate 16 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 1/2, Fiber 0 g, Protein 0 g, SaturatedFat 1 1/2 g, ServingSize 2 Tablespoons, Sodium 0 mg, Sugar 14 g, TransFat 0 g

DECORATOR FROSTING I



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This is a pure white wedding cake frosting. You can double the recipe if you have a sturdy mixer. Add milk according to purpose; you need less if you are making flowers or borders than if you are just covering a cake. Remove what you need for decorating before you thin the rest down for frosting.

Provided by Jean Higginbotham

Categories     Desserts     Frostings and Icings

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 cup shortening
4 cups confectioners' sugar
4 tablespoons milk
1 ½ teaspoons almond extract

Steps:

  • Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl. Beat on low speed of electric mixer until well blended and very smooth.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 317.7 calories, Carbohydrate 41.9 g, Cholesterol 0.4 mg, Fat 17.2 g, Protein 0.2 g, SaturatedFat 4.3 g, Sodium 2.5 mg, Sugar 41.2 g

CHOCOLATE FROSTING FOR SURPRISE COOKIES



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Use this frosting with Surprise Cookies.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes

Yield Makes 1 cup

Number Of Ingredients 5

2 cups confectioners' sugar
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter, melted and cooled
1/4 cup cocoa powder
1/4 cup milk
1/4 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Place confectioners' sugar in a medium bowl. Whisk in butter and cocoa powder. Add milk and vanilla, and whisk until well combined.

CAKE DECORATOR'S FROSTING



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Tastes just like those wedding cake frostings we've all eaten - ultra-creamy and sweet!!! This recipe came from a cake decorating class I took many years ago. It is an excellent frosting for wedding and birthday cakes, and has the perfect consistency to use with a pastry bag/tube for writing or making colored roses, leaves or other decorations. You can make it any flavor you like! frosts a 2-layer cake plus some

Provided by BeachGirl

Categories     Dessert

Time 45m

Yield 1 batch, 16-20 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 1/2 cups shortening (I use Crisco)
1/2 cup hot water
2 boxes confectioner powdered sugar
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon butter flavoring (colorless perferred)
2 teaspoons colorless vanilla flavoring (regular will work but icing won't be bright white)

Steps:

  • Using electric mixer (prefereably not handheld), cream shortening until very soft.
  • Add salt, a little powdered sugar and flavorings.
  • Alternately add water and powdered sugar, beating on medium speed until frosting is smooth after each addition.
  • ***Do not mix on high speed as it will cause bubbles in the finished frosting.
  • ***NOTE: This frosting makes enough to frost a 2-layer cake with enough left to make decorative roses, etc.
  • for the top of the cake.
  • DECORATIONS: Roses, leaves and other decorations can be made by adding tasteless food coloring paste (Wilton is one brand) to the frosting.
  • Make decorations, place on plastic wrap on cookie sheet and cover gently with plastic wrap.
  • Freeze for up to 1 month.
  • ***If you decide to freeze your frosted cake, DO NOT put the decorations on it until after you have thawed both the cake and decorations, as the colored decorations will bleed into the cake frosting when they thaw.
  • ***Defrost cake and decorations separately and then place decorations on the cake.
  • VARIATIONS: For chocolate frosting, add 3 tbs powdered cocoa to the sugar mixture.
  • For lemon, omit butter and vanilla flavorings and add 3 tsp.
  • lemon extract.
  • COLORED FROSTINGS: Frosting can be made any color you want with tasteless food coloring, but be sure to mix well after adding the coloring.
  • WEDDING CAKES: Five recipes of this frosting will decorate wedding cakes as follows: top layer 6-inch cake, middle layer 14-inch cake and bottom layer 18-inch cake.
  • This will serve 50-60 people.

Tips:

  • Make sure the chocolate and butter are at room temperature before mixing. This will help them blend together smoothly and create a creamy frosting.
  • If you don't have a double boiler, you can melt the chocolate and butter in a heatproof bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water. Just be sure that the bowl does not touch the water.
  • If you want a thicker frosting, add more powdered sugar. If you want a thinner frosting, add more milk.
  • You can flavor the frosting with various extracts, such as vanilla, almond, or mint. You can also add food coloring to create a custom color.
  • The frosting can be used to decorate cakes, cupcakes, cookies, and other desserts. It can also be used as a filling for cakes and pies.

Conclusion:

Chocolate decorator frosting is a versatile and delicious frosting that can be used to decorate a variety of desserts. It is easy to make and can be customized to your own taste. With a few simple tips, you can create a perfect chocolate decorator frosting that will make your desserts look and taste amazing.

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