Best 7 Easy Chocolate Fudge Frosting Recipes

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Whether you're looking to add a rich and decadent touch to a classic chocolate cake or elevate your favorite brownie recipe, a velvety smooth and flavorful chocolate fudge frosting is the perfect choice. With its rich cocoa flavor, creamy texture, and versatility, chocolate fudge frosting is a versatile dessert topping that can transform any sweet treat into a truly indulgent experience. This article will provide an easy-to-follow recipe for the ultimate chocolate fudge frosting, ensuring that every bite is filled with a luscious and satisfying chocolaty goodness.

Here are our top 7 tried and tested recipes!

QUICK FUDGE ICING



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This recipe requires just a few ingredients to make an easy, quick, and good chocolate icing for cakes, brownies, or cookies.

Provided by Janice Reesman

Categories     Desserts     Frostings and Icings     Chocolate

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup white sugar
3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
⅓ cup milk
5 tablespoons shortening
1 pinch salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • In a saucepan combine sugar, cocoa, milk, shortening, and salt. Bring mixture to a rolling boil, stirring constantly for 2 minutes.
  • Remove from heat and add vanilla and continue beating until frosting starts to thicken slightly. The frosting will be real creamy.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 178.8 calories, Carbohydrate 26.6 g, Cholesterol 0.8 mg, Fat 8.5 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 0.7 g, SaturatedFat 2.3 g, Sodium 24 mg, Sugar 25.6 g

EASY CHOCOLATE FUDGE FROSTING



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I got this recipe from a bowling partner several years ago when I discovered I was out of powdered sugar and asked her for a frosting recipe I could put on "One Pot Brownies" that didn't call for powdered sugar. I don't know where this recipe originated as she recited it to me from memory. It's a snap to make and goes good on brownies, cake, cookies-just about any product calling for frosting.

Provided by Laudee

Categories     Dessert

Time 11m

Yield 4-6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

6 tablespoons butter or 6 tablespoons margarine
6 tablespoons milk
1 1/2 cups white sugar
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Steps:

  • In a small saucepan, place butter or margarine, milk, and sugar and stir to blend over medium heat on top of stove.
  • Bring mixture to a boil which can't be stirred down.
  • Boil and stir for 45-60 seconds.
  • Remove pan from stove.
  • Add chocolate chips to mixture and stir until smooth.
  • Pour immediately on brownies or cake and let cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 558.4, Fat 24.4, SaturatedFat 15.2, Cholesterol 49, Sodium 166.3, Carbohydrate 89.5, Fiber 1.2, Sugar 86.3, Protein 1.8

CAROLINE'S CHOCOLATE FUDGE FROSTING



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If you are looking for a good fudgy frosting for cake or cupcakes, this quick and easy recipe is the one you need.

Provided by Carrie Reynolds

Categories     Desserts     Frostings and Icings     Chocolate

Time 35m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 5

½ cup butter
3 (1 ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
1 pound confectioners' sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
¾ cup milk

Steps:

  • Melt chocolate and butter in the microwave, or in the top of a double boiler. In a large bowl, combine confectioners' sugar, vanilla and 1/2 cup of the milk. Blend in the melted chocolate mixture. Add remaining milk, a little at a time, until desired consistency is achieved.
  • Let stand until spreadable (frosting will thicken as it cools).

Nutrition Facts : Calories 258.2 calories, Carbohydrate 40.5 g, Cholesterol 21.6 mg, Fat 11.7 g, Fiber 1.2 g, Protein 1.5 g, SaturatedFat 7.3 g, Sodium 62.8 mg, Sugar 37.8 g

OLD FASHIONED CHOCOLATE FUDGE FROSTING



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This is a very good recipe for chocolate fudge icing. Makes enough for 2-layer cake, one 13-by-9-inch cake or 24 cupcakes.

Provided by pink cook

Categories     Dessert

Time 40m

Yield 2 cups

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 1/2 cups sugar (I use Splenda Blend)
1/4 cup cocoa
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup evaporated milk (or use half-and-half )
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • In a heavy medium saucepan, combine the sugar, cocoa, and salt, and stir or whisk to mix everything well.
  • Add the butter and place over medium heat, stirring to melt the butter and mix everything together into a smooth, brown sauce.
  • Add the milk, stir well, and bring the frosting to a boil, stirring often and adjust the heat to maintain an active but gentle boil, and cook for 5 minutes, stirring often.
  • When the frosting begins to thicken, remove it from the heat and stir in the vanilla and set it aside to cool for about 20 minutes.
  • Beat the frosting just until it thickens and looks shiny, and then spread it over the cake or the layers you want to ice.

CREAMY FUDGE FROSTING



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For every occasion that calls for chocolate frosting, keep this fudgy recipe close by. With just five ingredients from the pantry, you've got magic in minutes. -Linda Schend, Kenosha, Wisconsin

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 15m

Yield 1-1/2 cups.

Number Of Ingredients 5

4 ounces unsweetened chocolate, chopped
1/4 cup butter, cubed
2/3 cup 2% milk
1 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Melt chocolate and butter in a metal bowl over barely simmering water. Stir until smooth., Place milk, sugar and vanilla in a blender; cover and process 1 minute to dissolve sugar. Add warm chocolate mixture; cover and process just until mixture thickens to desired consistency, about 30 seconds. Store in refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts :

FUDGE FROSTING



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Just like fudge candy - only for a cake. Use a palette knife to make pretty swirls after spreading and that is the only decoration needed!

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Dessert

Time 55m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 cups granulated sugar
1 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
1 cup milk
1/2 cup butter, cut into pieces
1/4 cup light corn syrup
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 1/2 to 3 cups powdered sugar

Steps:

  • In 3-quart saucepan, mix granulated sugar and cocoa. Stir in milk, butter, corn syrup and salt. Heat to boiling, stirring frequently. Boil 3 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cool 45 minutes.
  • Beat in vanilla and enough powdered sugar for spreading consistency.
  • Frost 13x9-inch cake, or fill and frost 8- or 9-inch two-layer cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 170, Carbohydrate 32 g, Cholesterol 10 mg, Fat 1, Fiber 1 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 3 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 35 mg, Sugar 28 g, TransFat 0 g

CHOCOLATE FUDGE ICING



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Use this easy chocolate buttercream recipe for rich and smooth icing every time - ideal for finishing birthday, celebration or party cakes

Provided by Cassie Best

Categories     Afternoon tea, Dessert, Treat

Time 25m

Yield Covers 1 x 20cm sponge cake (serves 12)

Number Of Ingredients 5

100g milk chocolate, chopped into small pieces
200g slightly salted butter, softened
400g icing sugar, sieved
4 tbsp cocoa powder
2 tbsp milk

Steps:

  • Put the chocolate in a heatproof bowl, suspended over a pan of barely simmering water. Stir every now and then until melted. (Alternatively, melt in the microwave, stirring the chocolate every 20 secs so it doesn't burn.)
  • Remove the bowl from the heat and leave to cool a little. Meanwhile, put the butter and icing sugar in another large bowl and mash with a spatula to combine (this will prevent you covering the work surface in icing sugar), then whisk with a hand mixer until smooth.
  • Sift in the cocoa and pour in the melted chocolate and milk, then mix again until smooth, and use to ice your chosen cake immediately. Will keep in the fridge for up to a week, but remove an hour before using to bring it back to room temperature, and beat well.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 309 calories, Fat 16 grams fat, SaturatedFat 10 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 38 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 38 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 1 grams protein, Sodium 0.3 milligram of sodium

Tips:

  • To make a smooth and creamy frosting, use high-quality chocolate and butter.
  • Make sure the butter and cream cheese are at room temperature before mixing them together. This will help them combine smoothly.
  • If you want a thicker frosting, add more powdered sugar. If you want a thinner frosting, add more milk or cream.
  • To make a chocolate frosting with a richer flavor, use dark chocolate or cocoa powder.
  • For a lighter flavor, use milk chocolate or white chocolate.
  • You can add other ingredients to your frosting to create different flavors, such as vanilla extract, almond extract, or peanut butter.
  • To make a marble frosting, spoon two different colors of frosting into a piping bag and swirl them together as you pipe it onto your cake or cupcakes.
  • Chocolate fudge frosting can be used to frost cakes, cupcakes, brownies, and other desserts.

Conclusion:

Chocolate fudge frosting is a delicious and versatile frosting that can be used to create a variety of desserts. It is easy to make and can be customized to your own taste. Whether you like it rich and chocolatey or light and fluffy, there is a chocolate fudge frosting recipe out there for you. So next time you are looking for a frosting that will make your dessert stand out, give chocolate fudge frosting a try.

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