Best Chocolate Frosting Recipes

Steps:

• In a double boiler over hot water melt chocolate with the butter. Remove from heat and allow to cool for 5 minutes. In an electric mixer add chocolate mixture and confectioners' sugar. Beat until mixture resembles chalky beads. Add the vanilla and the milk 1 tablespoon at a time until a spreadable consistency is reached. Beat until fluffy -- adding more milk if necessary.

Steps:

• Stir melted butter and cocoa powder in a bowl until evenly mixed. Add confectioners' sugar and milk; beat until smooth and easily spread. Stir in vanilla extract.

Steps:

• Beat the icing sugar , butter and cocoa power together in a free standing electric mixer with a paddle attachment (or use a hald held electric whisk)on medium-slow speed until the mixture comes together and is well mixed .
• Turn the mixerdown to slow speed. Add the milk to the butter mixture a couple of teaspoons at a time . Once all the milk has been incorporated , turn the mixer up to high speed. Continue beating until the frosting is light and fluffy , about 5 minutes . The longer the frosting is beaten, the fluffier and the lighter it becomes.

Steps:

• Chop chocolate into small pieces and place in ss bowl with 6 1/2 oz unsalted butter.
• Put over pan of simmering water.
• Whisk together as soon as chocolate and butter soften.
• Keep whisking until just melted and combined.
• Remove from heat and stir in espresso and vanilla.
• Cool to room temperature.
• Whisk together powdered sugar, cocoa and salt in a bowl.
• Place 5 oz of unsalted butter and 1/2 of the powdered sugar mixture in a Cuisinart food processor.
• Process scraping down sides.
• Add rest of powdered sugar mixture, start processor and slowly pour in cream.
• Process for about 10 seconds.
• Whisk butter/cocoa mixture together with room temperature chocolate/espresso mixture in a large bowl until it becomes shiny and smooth.
• Can be frozen.
• Bring to room temperature before using.
• Yield: Plenty for a 9" layer cake.

Steps:

• Beat the icing sugar, butter and cocoa powder together in freestanding electric mixer (Or use a handheld electric whisk) on medium/slow speed until the mixture comes together and is well mixed.
• Turn the mixer down to a slower speed. Add the milk to the butter mixture a couple of tablespoons at a time.
• When the milk has been incorporated, add the melted chocolate.
• Once all the chocolate has been combined, turn the mixer up to a high speed
• Continue beating for about 5 minutes, until it is light and fluffy. The longer the frosting is beaten, the lighter and fluffier it becomes!
• Spread on anything and enjoy!!!!!!! :D

Steps:

• Cream the butter in a small bowl.
• Blend in the cocoa powder (the amount desired for a light, medium or dark flavor), vanilla, confectioners sugar, alternately with the cream.
• Beat with an electric mixer, until the desired texture is achieved.
• **NOTE** because of the additional cocoa powder more cream may have to be added in to reach desired consistency.