Old Fashion Fudge Icing Recipes

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.

Steps:

• Mix sugar and cocoa together in saucepan. Stir in milk. Add butter. Cook over low heat and stir until butter melts. Continue to cook over low heat until mixture comes to a rapid boil. Cook 3 minutes more. Remove from heat. Add vanilla. Place pan in cold water and continue to stir until it begins to thicken. Pour over 9 x 13 cake in which holes have been punched with a toothpick, fork or skewer.

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.

Steps:

• Melt margarine in large boiler on medium heat.
• Add Karo syrup, Carnation milk and Hershey's cocoa. Mix well and add sugar.
• With unit on High heat, bring to a full rolling boil (one you can not stir down). Reduce heat to medium-high and boil for 4 minutes by the clock.
• Remove from heat and beat with mixer on high until thick and creamy. Add vanilla.
• Spread between layers of cake and on top layer and sides. This will frost 10 layers.
• This recipe makes delicious fudge by cooking 5 minutes by the clock. Beat until thick and creamy. Add 2 cups chopped nuts. Pour into buttered pan and cut into squares when cool.

Steps:

• Grease an 8x8 inch square baking pan. Set aside.
• Combine sugar, cocoa and milk in a medium saucepan. Stir to blend, then bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat and simmer. Do not stir again.
• Place candy thermometer in pan and cook until temperature reaches 238 degrees F(114 degrees C). If you are not using a thermometer, then cook until a drop of this mixture in a cup of cold water forms a soft ball. Feel the ball with your fingers to make sure it is the right consistency. It should flatten when pressed between your fingers.
• Remove from heat. Add butter or margarine and vanilla extract. Beat with a wooden spoon until the fudge loses its sheen. Do not under beat.
• Pour into prepared pan and let cool. Cut into about 60 squares.

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg, then egg white, beating well after each addition. Stir in vanilla. Combine the flour, cocoa, baking soda and salt; add to the creamed mixture alternately with milk, beating well after each addition. Stir in water until smooth. Pour into a greased and floured 6-in. round baking pan., Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan to a wire rack to cool completely., In a small saucepan over low heat, combine the sugar, cream and butter. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat; stir in marshmallows and chocolate chips until smooth. Spread frosting over top and sides of cake.

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.

Steps:

• 1. Melt butter in large boiling pot on medium heat.
• 2. Add Karo Syrup, evaporated milk, and Hershey's Cocoa. Stir and mix well with a big wooden spoon. Add Sugar.
• 3. Briefly turn heat to high and bring to a FULL ROLLING BOIL, (stirring constantly). A boil that you CAN NOT Stir down. REDUCE HEAT TO MEDIUM HIGH and boil 4 minutes...Measure time accurately by the clock.
• 4. Remove from the heat and beat with mixer on high until thick and creamy. Add Vanilla.
• 5. Spread between cake layers, on top and sides. This will frost 10 layers.
• 6. With remaining icing heat to a rolling boil,turn off remove from burner. Continue beating until thick and creamy. Add 2 cups of chopped nuts. Pour on to a buttered pan. Let cool then cut into squares.
• 7. OR, YOU CAN EAT THE ICING WITH THE BIG WOODEN SPOON RIGHT FROM THE PAN.