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Chocolate Frosting
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With over 2 million views and counting since 2013, this easy Chocolate Frosting Recipe is my most popular frosting recipe on my website. Using simple ingredients, it’s easy to whip up and the best frosting for any kind of cake, especially birthdays! Don’t take my word for it though, just take a look at the 600+ reviews in the comment section at the bottom of this post and you’ll see that it’s a favorite for many others as well!
Ingredients Needed
This is essentially a chocolate buttercream because it’s made with:
- softened butter – salted or unsalted will be just fine
- powdered sugar – sifted
- cocoa powder – sifted
- vanilla extract
- milk – amount to be adjusted to your liking. If you’re going to pipe this recipe, you’ll want it more stiff so it holds its shape, if you’re wanting to frost a cake, you’ll want it slightly thinner and more easily spreadable.
Tools You’ll Need
These are the simple tools that make this frosting come together perfectly:
- Hand mixer or stand mixer
- Mixing bowl
- Offset spatula
- Piping bags
- 1M frosting tip
Pro Tip: Before you get started, make sure you are using very soft butter, sifted powdered sugar, sifted cocoa powder and be prepared to adjust the thickness of the frosting with a little more milk or a little more powdered sugar.
How to Make Chocolate Frosting
I assure you this is one of the easiest recipes in the entire world you can make. I promise you can do it! For full recipe details, including ingredients needed and measurements, see the printable recipe card down below.
Step 1: Whip Butter + Cocoa Powder
combine butter + cocoa powder together in a large bowl
whip until smooth
Step 2: Add Vanilla Extract + Powdered Sugar
add powdered sugar + vanilla extract
stir to combine
Step 3: Add Milk
slowly stream in milk until frosting reaches desired consistency
scrape sides and whip again until fluffy + smooth
Need more chocolate in your life? Try these tasty treats: Actually Perfect Chocolate Chip Cookies, Chocolate Cake Extreme, Chocolate Cobbler, Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars.
Tips and Tricks for Success
- If your frosting is too thick, slowly add in milk little by little to get the consistency you want.
- If your frosting is too thin, add a little extra powdered sugar little by little to get the consistency you want.
- If you want to use this frosting to cover a whole cake, run a butter knife through the finished frosting. If it holds its shape but is still really easy to spread, it’s perfect. I’d highly recommend using an offset spatula for frosting a cake, this is the one I use and love.
- For pipe-able frosting that holds its shape, you want to make sure the frosting will hold its shape and not fall, so slightly stiffer than for frosting a whole cake. These disposable piping bags are great- I use these exact ones! Also, this 1M Wilton frosting tip is the one I use to get those gorgeous mountains of frosting on top of cupcakes.
- Frosting is meant to be sweet, but you can sprinkle in a little salt to tone it down. Cutting the powdered sugar? Just reduce the milk too so it stays smooth.
Having the right tools makes a big difference here, especially if you’re frosting or piping. I’ve linked my exact favorites above.
How to use this Frosting
Besides licking this right from the spoon, I have lots of cakes and cupcakes recipes to make with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting.
- Classic Chocolate Cake – my go-to for birthdays 😉
- Chocolate Cupcakes – The perfect excuse to pipe on a sky-high swirl of chocolatey goodness.
- Flourless Chocolate Cake – A dense, fudgy dream that loves a fluffy frosting crown.
- Chocolate Candy Cane Cake – Chocolate and peppermint were made for each other, and this frosting seals the deal.
- Vanilla Cake – This combo is so yum! A little unexpected, a lot delicious.
You can use this frosting on just about anything — once you try it, you’ll want to put it on everything.
So, there you have the easiest, tastiest chocolate frosting recipe! Hope you absolutely love it! Be sure to pin, save, bookmark and share this recipe because it’s a good one! Have a great day, friends!
Chocolate Frosting Recipe
My EASY Chocolate Frosting is the BEST frosting for cakes, especially birthday cupcakes!! It's simple to whip up in just 6 minutes and oh so creamy!
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened, both salted or unsalted work fine
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder sifted
- 5 cups powdered sugar sifted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3-4 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Whip butter and cocoa together until smooth in large bowl.
- Stir in vanilla extract and powdered sugar.
- Slowly stream in milk until frosting reaches desired consistency.
- Scrape sides and whip again until light, fluffy and smooth, 1-2 minutes.
- Frost your cake or cupcakes*!
Video
Notes
*Frosts one 9 or 8 inch round layered cake or about 24 cupcakes, depending on how much frosting you put on each one.
- If your frosting is too thick, slowly add in milk little by little to get the consistency you want.
- If your frosting is too thin, add a little extra powdered sugar little by little to get the consistency you want.
Nutrition
Calories: 342kcalCarbohydrates: 52gProtein: 1gFat: 16gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 41mgSodium: 125mgPotassium: 66mgFiber: 1gSugar: 49gVitamin A: 479IUCalcium: 14mgIron: 1mg
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do I really have to sift the powdered sugar and cocoa powder?
No, not at all. Cocoa powder is notoriously lumpy and it definitely helps to sift, but not totally necessary. You might not even have a sifter available to you, which is fine! Also, powdered sugar has cornstarch mixed into it to help prevent lumping. As you whip the ingredients for the frosting together, most of the lumps should come out. *Should* come out. They might not, which is all the more reason to sift. But again, don’t lose sleep over this if you can’t sift.
Can I use Salted Butter?
Yes! I actually prefer using salted butter for all my desserts and baked goods. I know, I know. Either unsalted or salted butter is absolutely fine to use interchangeably in this recipe.
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Followed the instructions and BAM, it was delicious!
Absolutely love it!
OH
MY
GOSH!
Betty Crocker would be so jealous!
This recipe is so good and so easy.
I love how you emphasize the simplicity of the ingredients, it makes the recipe feel so accessible and personal. It’s like you’re sharing a family secret!
This frosting was perfect when I needed some in a pinch, was going to buy some but this is so much better. Similar taste to the chocolate canned frosting without all the additives and questionable ingredients. I was short on the powdered sugar I only had 3 cups but it still came out perfectly. I frosted 21 cupcakes and still had enough left over for 3-4 more. I highly recommend putting a towel or cloth over the mixing bowl when starting up for the powdered ingredients as they ended up all over the counter.
Just what I was looking for! I was intimidated by the amount of sugar and decided to stop at 2 cups after a taste test – still divine!
Very good! I halved the recipe and used heavy whipping cream instead of milk. It was very similar to a mousse. Would try again! Tasty and delicious.
Love this frosting!! It’s light and fluffy and not too sweet!
very delicious
can it bee frozen to use at a later time
quick easy adaptable tasty!
not sure if I am frosting my cake way less than other people but I was able to frost a two tear 9 in roukd cake with a tad bit left over.
The best frosting ever.
Awesome frosting!
The very best recipe of chocolate I have made
I love you with your nice fluffy recipe’s ❤️
Delicious! I quadrupled the vanilla- it makes it taste even better use this recipe
Great basic recipe… I added sea salt, used organic butter and cocoa, added espresso powder and my own vanilla paste. I also had some ganache in the fridge and added about 3 T. So good !!
AMAZING. This is my go-to frosting recipe from now on. I loved making it, and it was very easy!
Thank you so much for your 5-star review Sofie! So glad you loved it!
Great recipe for a quick put together. Smells great, tastes delicious
can you freeze this frosting?
Very good! My teen daughter made it for her scratch chocolate cake. She did add 6T of milk & whipped fast for a very creamy frosting
light, fluffy, and perfect
Hi Lauren! If I frost cupcakes the day before I need them, how would I go about storing them? Would they be okay sitting out or do they need to be refrigerated?
it tasts great! buttt it alsways comes out slightly grany and not the best looking, no matter what i do!
This recipe is great! It is my favorite chocolate frosting recipe so far. I paired it with a wonderful chocolate cake, which may or may not have influenced my loving of this recipe. If it did, though, it was only by a little, because, while I was making it, I couldn’t help myself and kept eating some of it. So creamy and easy.
This is the most fluffy, delicious, perfect chocolate frosting ever! I really do think going to the trouble of sifting the cocoa powder and powdered sugar was worth it because the texture of the frosting turns out light as a cloud. I also gave it a real good beating at the end, which puffed it up even more. I did one little tweak: I like the taste of cream cheese, so I added 1/2 lb. softened cream cheese at the very end. This frosting is fantastic!!!!
This is the icing I grew up with, the only difference is my mother used Bakers unsweet squares melted. I make mine your way and it is my granddaughter’s favorite.
This was amazingly simple and delicious! I only used 4chps of powdered sugar and less milk and it was amazing on a German Chocolate Cake!
Best. Easy. Chocolate frosting EVER!
Right up my alley of simple, but still from scratch, flexible (create your own consistency or sweetness as you like) recipe and it’s cheaper than using chocolate bars!
That’s it, no other chocolate frostings will be used in my house ever again!
Thank you! 🙂
Love, Love, Love this frosting! Frosting is super easy to make. I sifted sugar and coco and it turned out perfect. I added extra coco powder for a more chocolate flavor. Just add more or less cream or milk to get the consistency you want. Five stars all the way!
I love this recipe!
I used just 4 cups of sugar, and found it excellent.
Frosting was delicious. The powdered sugar amount kinda scared me and I thought it was going to be overpowering with sugar but, it wasn’t
My grandson helped make it since it’s for his brother’s birthday cake and he loved it.???
My mom has used this recipe for a long time and now I use it too! Our family and friends LOVE it!!! Thank you for sharing
Simply amazing! Easy to make, fluffy, delicious!
I’ve never made frosting before but came across this recipe and it was super easy to make! I did half the recipe for a 2lb loaf cake and still had half left which I’ve popped in the freezer. Hoping it freezes ok! Haven’t had with the cake yet but from a lick of the spoon it’s yummy. I used half salted and half unsalted butter so it isn’t too sweet.
I like this chocolate frosting it’s so yummy and easy to piping too. Thanks for the recipe.
I made this cake and it’s super moist and yummy. My family loved it so much. Thanks for the recipe
This will now be my favorite recipe. It is so smooth and flavorful I just can’t believe that a recipe that taste so good is this easy.
Rating mostly on the ease since I didn’t exactly follow the recipe. Doubled the cocoa and dropped the sugar by 1/3rd (still too sweet in my opinion). Probably also doubled the vanilla since I just splash some in. And finally, I didn’t soften the butter enough.
Of the four static ingredients, I messed up or modified all four of them so I refuse to rate based on the flavor.
Full disclosure: I don’t like sweet. But the sweetness seemed too strong for the chocolate. Case in point: even after reducing the sugar by 1/3rd, the desert hounds in my house still stole all the frosting I’d let them get away with.
Still, this recipe makes for an excellent first-timer’s attempt!
I just made this and I was pleasantly pleased. Very easy, very quick, and very good.
this was so yummy. I did change some things tho.
I used salted butter, 2.5 cups of sugar (instead of 5), and I used unsweetened cocoa powder. I also used Almond mik (1:1) it’s very watery so I did not have to use 4-5 tbsp I only used 2.5 tbsp. Overall, this was so good and very easy to make! I had 22 cupcakes and just enough to cover all of them.
I also used this for piping not spreading with a knife.
where are the measurements
You can find the measurements in the recipe card at the bottom of the blog post. 🙂
The frosting was amazingly fluffy and light, and my granddaughter loves it! She did a fantastic job and it was put easily spreadable. We cut the recipe in half for 9 cupcakes..
can I use nesquik chocolate instead of cocoa powder in my frosting or hot chocolate powder
Solid frosting, and very easy. Only thing is I stopped at 4C of sugar as it was plenty sweet. Also let the butter whip for 5 mins on medium before adding other ingredients to insure a light, fluffy frosting.
Glad I tried it with 3 cups of powdered sugar. It was the PERFECT amount. I only gave this 4 stars because 5 cups was highly recommended. It would be waaaay too sweet with that amount!
This is so, so GOOD!!!! I didn’t have salted butter so I used a margarine stick instead and only did half the recipe. I am about to make some more here in a few minutes. A keeper for sure and so easy to make
Just made this icing for my grandaughter’s 2nd birthday and it was a hit! Quick and easy recipe and so delicious; tastes like fudge. My grandaughter ate all the icing and left the cake.
I highly recommend this recipe.
Delicious, i halved it for a 8 in square pan, and had tonnes of icing to cover my squares!
Love this recipe
Thank you!
Absolutely the worst thing I have ever tried…. came out like water!!! Total garbage!! Had to throw the whole thing out! And I went through all my ingredients… what a waste of money.
This is the best chocolate frosting I’ve ever made . And the first pic that came up when I googled. So easy and yummy ? Thanks for sharing
why so much sugar I added 6 tablespoons of milk and 1 1/2 of powered sugar it tasted just fine
unsalted
Thank you for the recipe. I did make this. First I did forget to sift the first cup of powder sugar, second I only had about 4 cups of powdered sugar, so I used all that I had. It turned out delicious and I think the sweetness was perfect. Easy, quick and delicious.
I cut in half for small batch. Wonderfully easy and better than store bought. Love this easy recipe.
Beautifully delectable icing!!! Very easy to put together, better than store bought by 1,000%
1stbtime making frosting from scratch. 1st recipe I try. Delicious and easy to make
June 25/23
Easy & delicious but was enough frosting to generously do 24 cupcakes.
Do you have to store the cake in the fridge then?
This came out good…however the color was a lighter brown….I think I may have added too much confectionary surgar….thinking I added 6 instead of 5 cups…Do you think that would have done it?? Just curious…It was still delicious….:)
It is perfect for a chocolate cake! I made a stacker cake and it will be an awesome filling!
This chocolate icing was so easy and soooo yummy!,,
The whole family (even toddlers) approved! Definitely saving to make again.
Just made these. Turned out amazing. I did not have buttermilk so i did the vinegar and whole milk substitute. Everthing I followed recipe exact. Made some chocolate frosting also. Great recipe will be making again. Thanks.
PERFECT recipe! I actually cut it in half and it was great plenty for an oblong plain white cake. I added mixed chopped nuts to the top, and it looks like something that came from a professional bakery…tastes even better! THANK YOU for this E-Z, DELICIOUS recipe! It’s my new go-to. 😉
Nice recipe I love this??
Came together quick and was very good. Thank you!
What type of cocoa is better sweeten or unsweeten??
always unsweetened for baking unless otherwise stated
Amazing recipe. I’ve searched all over for it
This recipe is great! My only question is how do I store my cake after I frost it? I made a cake a few weeks ago with this frosting recipe and the frosting got hard quick, wondering if there’s anything I can do differently?
I halved this recipe for 12 cupcakes, turned out great. I did have to add more powdered sugar to thicken it like I wanted.
I’m not great with icings, but this one was simple, tasty, and actually turned out for me! THANK YOU!!!!
I’m looking for a frosting for cream puffs that don’t harden but stays soft enough to stack the puffs without getting frosting on the stacked puffs..
This icing was AMAZING it was the perfect richness!!! I did have to add a few more tablespoons of milk but overall perfect for a cake!!!
Amazing! Quick and easy for a last minute cake! Perfect for the holidays as they tend to get so busy! I made this for my bf’s parent’s and they hated but i thought it was delci lol it was distustgusting
i tripped on the over door with the bowl in hand and face went in, 10/10 took awhile to get out hair burned in eyes but tasted great.
I love this frosting. I used it on my sons birthday cake and then ate the leftovers with strawberry ice cream. So good.
How sweet is this just wondering because 24 servings calls for a lot of sugar, and how much does 12 servings make?
Let me start by saying this recipe is wonderfully forgiving. I’m not prone to following any directions to-the-letter, but I flubbed this one admirably.
First, I read 1 cup of softened butter as 1 stick, so my recipe had half as much butter as needed, then I didn’t sift my cocoa powder, then I didn’t mix my cocoa powder and butter before adding the powdered sugar and instead added them all at once (which led to me having to mix everything using my hands rather than a whisk or spoon). Followed by me misreading “3-4 tablespoons of milk” as water, adding 5 tablespoons of water, wondering why it’s still so dry, then rereading directions again and adding two tablespoons of milk.
The frosting was still wonderful, 10/10. Truly fool-proof
This was a very good recipe. Will save for next time. Thanks.
I tried to make this in Germany but I am not sure why it went so wrong. From the very start, trying to whip (I used a hand mixer) the butter (it was softened from sitting at room temp for a while) with the sifted cocoa powder was a disaster. I just had dusty clumpy balls of cocoa-butter. It didn’t seem this could ever become smooth or even one mass, so I added a bit of milk at this point already to give it something to slightly liquify enough to mix together. I’m not sure if there is something different about our ingredients here that caused this.
love this iceing sooooo much i just made some cupcakes and i am haveing a second one now
I used dark chocolate cocoa to cut the sweetness a little & it tastes like chocolate ice cream. Absolutely the best chocolate buttercream I have tried.
So delicious!! So easy!! It’s my new favorite chocolate frosting.
So easy, tasted wonderful!
So smooth, so quick, and sooo tasty!
Really yummy icing.
Tastes amazing thanku.
I used less powdered sugar than it called for. I used ghirardelli cocoa and this icing came out AMAZING
I’ve had the best experience so far learning alot and experiencing a lot of fun and sweetness with simple recipes ??
Thank you for the recipe. Easy Chocolate Frosting with only five ingredients is what I need. If you use Hershey’s dark chocolate cocoa you get a richer chocolate flavor. And add a few tablespoons of espresso powder and we add even more flavor to the frosting.
Hi! Does it make enough to frost a 2 layer cake on the outside and inside? Thanks!:)
Yes, it should be enough for that.
This would have been a very easy 5 if it hadn’t turned out a very pale chocolate color. I was planning on the dark fudgy color to top my vanilla cupcakes. I used Ghirardelli’s 100% premium baking cocoa so that’s not the problem. It is delicious, very easy to make, pipe and it made a generous amount.
So how do I get the rich dark chocolate color?
Do not bake at 325degrees in a Bundt pan. Cake was soupy.
Wow this recipe is fantastic! I substituted with gluten free (Hungry Harry’s brand) and oat milk and they came out perfect. They are fluffy and very cake like, taste is on point. These are definitely the best I’ve made subbing in GF flour to a normal recipe. Thank you!
Love this chocolate frosting!!
What amount of chocolate chips would I need for this?usually use coco powder but?♂️!
I added 4 cups and it was the perfect amount
Super good with a vanilla cake
I used this recipe on a birthday cake that was made on Saturday morning. It is excellent.
On Tuesday, the frosting was still soft and delicious. It may last longer than that but I wouldn’t know because the cake is no longer around.
This frosting is really, really good!! I had a craving and my son is home for Spring break and loves chocolate cake. I had a cake mix in the pantry, but wanted homemade frosting. I saw this recipe and decided to try it. Wow! It was really easy and so DELICIOUS!! It’s my new “go to” recipe!!!
When you apply the buttercream to the cake, do you crumb it first?
Are you talking about using a crumb coating with the frosting? If your cake is particularly ‘crumbly’ then it can be extremely helpful. Coat the entire cake with a thin layer of frosting, not worrying about crumbs. Then freeze for 10 to 15 minutes before adding a second layer.
Can’t remember when I last made a chocolate cake, but wanted one tonight. I wanted a super quick, easy frosting recipe that I didn’t have to cook and let cool. I found this recipe and decided to give it a try. Perfecto! This will now be my go-to recipe for chocolate frosting. ☺️
I was very disappointed when I made this for my 8yr son’s birthday , the frosting tasted
horrible and was very chunky. I love your other recipes , but this one wasn’t it .
I’m so sorry you had trouble! It sounds like the butter wasn’t soft enough or you didn’t beat it enough to get the lumps of powdered sugar out.
Love this frosting!
My delightful wife is no fan of chocolate….more a spice person! But now I catch her dipping into the extra frosting I had left over…..it is that delicious.
Light and creamy and so so chocolatey.
Happy to have found this recipe. ThNk you Lauren
Can chocolate cake mix be used for cake icing?
No, I wouldn’t recommend that.
This is the most amazing frosting! I think we could eat bowls of it! Thanks for a totally awesome recipe!
This is a FAB chocolate frosting and it’s so easy not to have to worry about melting chocolate. I used a bit less sugar because I wanted a thick version and it is very creamy! Thanks so much for the recipe!
Delicious. I was too lazy to pull out my kitchenaid, I won’t make that mistake again 🙂
it was so fire
I made chocolate cake for my baby brothers birthday and used this frosting!
It tasted great!
I would highly recommend this recipe!
Its super creamy and chocolaty.
the best of the best any day.
100% the best ever.
I’ll hate you forever unless you try it
And I’m not lying.
Very chocolatey, rich, sweet but easy to make. I added more milk for a more whipped consistency. I’ve made it twice today (first cake stuck in the pan). First cake tasted amazing even tho it looked like a toddler made it.
Thank you for the easy recipe! Been using your recipes for years.
This frosting was the BEST!!!!!
Loved this recipe and I have also used vegan margarine and coconut milk to substitute the milk I made it soft consistency and flat covered my cake in this and then used a smaller quantity but subbed the cocoa with powdered sugar to write a message on the cake.
can I use anchor milk ?
I don’t see why not.
Made this for the first time and it’s amazing. Best buttercream recipe I have found yet.
My daughter has severe food allergies and is very limited with what she can eat. I tried this recipe for her birthday cake and my entire family loves it!
I will never buy chocolate icing from the store again. This recipe is amazing!! ♥️
Can I use regular can milk. I rarely have whole milk on hand. Only one person here. So whole milk usually goes bad .
Used water instead of milk. Came out great.
Very easy and fluffy frosting taste is wonderful
Thank you so much this frosting is amazing.
Amazingly easy and delicious!!
This is my go too recipe although I dial down the confectioners sugar. I do 3 cups of confectioners sugar and 2 and half cups of cocoa powder. I use The Saco Company premium cocoa dutch blended. The good things about these recipes is that you can tweak them to your liking.
I made your frosting for my husband’s canna brownies… I can say he loved the taste, only problem I had was the color of my frosting. It was too light, but he said he tasted the chocolate. Any thoughts on why the color?
Hi, I’m baking a 3 layer cake. Is this recipe enough to frost the whole cake?
This recipe is absolutely delicious. Recommend to anyone looking for a creamy and mouthwatering chocolate icing.
Really like this frosting! I didn’t have 5 cups of icing sugar, used 4 cups and it turned out great! Thanks for sharing.
Well, I made a cake yesterday and was looking so a fast and easy chocolate frosting recipe. Today I saw this one and decided to try it. I followed the instructions exactly, even levelled off the dry ingredients like we were taught in Home Ec class ( showing my age here LOL). I used the full 4 Tbsp of milk and it was still a bit thick to frost a cake. WHAT I DID DO THOUGH, was I filled the cake at this stage so the filling wouldn’t bulge out the sides, then thinned the frosting out with a bit more milk until I got the consistency I wanted.
Perfect!
I made a box mix cake tonight but didn’t realise I had to buy the icing separately. So, I googled and seen the great review and tried this as I had the ingredients in.
It is amazing and I keep going back into the kitchen to take extra bits of cake slathered in it.
Great recipe! Thanks from Scotland, UK
Excellent chocolate frosting
This frosting is absolutely delicious. So simple and so very good. I will be saving it as my go-to for all the years to come
I give this recipe 5 stars. I had always used store bought but, needed some when I baked brownies. The recipe was very easy and turned out Amazing. Thank you
Delicious. Really easy and went well with the from scratch chocolate cake i made.
This frosting is wonderful! The recipe is simple to follow and it turned out great. I’m not a big baker, so if I can get good results, I’m sure everyone else can!
I was looking for a quick chocolate icing recipe and came across this one. It was my first time making frosting and after trying this I will never go back to store bought! I didnt sift cocoa or sugar and it came out perfect! And wayyyy better than store bought.
Thanks so much for sharing!
Will this be enough for a 3 layer 6 inch cake?
I tried a few different frosting recipes so similar to yours, but wasn’t crazy about the taste! I love love love this frosting recipe! I tried using Hershey’s cocoa powder because I found the Ghiridelli to be too strong. I also made sure I used a good quality fresh vanilla extract (it definitely makes a difference), I sifted the sugar and powder as you suggested, and bam, perfect most delicious icing! Thank you Lauren for sharing!!
I made chocolate cake and chocolate frosting first time and it was the best cake I’d ever made! Delicious
Hi is the cocoa powder sweetened or unsweetened in this recipe?
unsweetened.
No measurements?
They’re in the recipe card above the comments section. You probably scrolled right past them.
I tried this frosting recipe IT’S AMAZING and I Love it !! My husband loves it too. So I have a question, can there a way to add a different flavor? Thanks again for sharing your recipe
I made this for my 3rd oldest grandsons 12th birthday. I made a yellow cake from scratch and homemade frosting. Haven’t frosted yet cake is cooling but the frosting is awesome. Can I do this in a food processor?
Sounds great !
Making it tomorrow
Thanks for the simple instructions
This is the best frosting i have ever made!
It was the easiest and best recipe I tried. The whole family raved about it!
do you have the recipe for the cake as well?
too thick i added water cuz i didn’t have milk but it TASTES SOO GOOD!
I’m going to try this and let you know later
use milk NOT WATER IT RUINS ITTT
this is good thanks
The cake came out amazing! I made the frosting but can I put in the fridge if it’s for tomorrow? The cake with the frosting I mean!?
sounds like you needed more milk to make this actual frosting consistency.
I love this so easy so good addicting this is my favorite
Thank you!!?❤️❤️❤️❤️
This is my first time ever making frosting and I picked this frosting to do first it came out so good so delicious Very easy and very Creamy thank you so very much
I loveeeee chocolate. It’s my favorite taste in the world. This is perfect❤❤❤❤?
I hope this recipe works because I’m making it with a choc cake for my friend’s birthday on friday
-Claire the 11-year-old cook/baker
Does this frosting get dry so that cupcakes can be stacked in an airtight container?
No, the frosting doesn’t get firm enough to stack.
Wow! This was yummy! Not too sweet! Everybody loved it and I will make it again! My first try at homemade icing. Do have question. Have leftover icing. Can I freeze it?
Absolutely!
I dropped a pan of cupcakes while I swapped them on the shelves, so I had lots of this frosting leftover. It’s literally in a container in my fridge, and I eat it with a spoon. It’s that good.
I made this for my family and it was fantastic, i cooked it in a convection oven and it turned out great, i put double whipped cream and cherries, and flaked some chocolate for the top more like a black forest gateaux , i will never need another chocolate cake recipe again , this will be my go to everytime
Can I freeze leftover frosting?
This is delicious! Thank you for sharing!
I think you need to check the FIVE cups of powdered sugar. Not only did my frosting not look anywhere as dark as your picture – you couldn’t taste much chocolate. It tasted like gobs of sugar – which it was. I’ve since checked other sites recipes and they suggest anywhere from 2.5 to 3 cups of powdered sugar at the most.
This is the worst chocolate frosting recipe I have ever tried. Hardly tastes like chocolate at all. What a waste of ingredients and time.
hi im gracie im 11 and i am makeing cupcakes and i let my german shepards in and they ate my frosting but i made moreand im going to give my teachers some cupcakes .stay safe
This recipe was awesome and easy thanks!!?
I halved this and it still came out amazing!!! Highly recommend!
Excellent frosting…but I have to tell you what I did. I made this for my son who needed chocolate frosting for a cake he made his wife. I was tired, but I wanted to do this. Didn’t realize that my lemon extract bottle looked just like my vanilla extract bottle until the teaspoon had been dumped into the bowl. Oh well, I added the vanilla and just made it anyway. So I had lemon tinged chocolate frosting and it was quite tasty. Next time I might use orange extract. Mistakes are always learning experiences.
Just made this frosting tonight 9/18/2020 exactly as the recipe and notes stated. Stirring this dry mess into frosting called for twice the amount of milk. It’s not anywhere near the color in the photo, more like a light brown. It was gritty until we added the extra milk. It’s very sweet but the cocoa powder taste is there. Makes your brain think, “Hmm, do I like it or not?” Leaves a butter film in your mouth. I mean, it’s chocolate buttercream. Meh.
Just made this frosting, omgosh it is so good. Very rich and creamy. This is my go to recipe from now on.
I needed a simple chocolate frosting for the cake that I made for my husbands birthday today and this frosting was perfect plus the frosting was easy to make! Today I couldn’t find the beaters for my handheld electric mixer so I had to whip up the frosting by hand and it still came out perfect! For mixing in the future I’m going to tear my kitchen apart and find my beaters because when a family member (my husband) emptied my dishwasher they weren’t put back in the right spot but once I do find them I want to make this frosting again, hopefully real soon. I saved this recipe in Pinterest so it will be easy to find when I need it. Thank you for sharing this wonderful chocolate recipe with us Pinterest fans to make!
Texture is very easy to spread and taste great!! It is very very sweet if you eat it out of the bowl. I learned a lesson about sifting today.
My frosting is WAY too sweet! I could hardly eat it!
It’s a little too sweet and too bland for me. I added a little extra cocoa then what is called for, and some salt, oh and a dash of cinnamon. That helped. (If I had cream cheese or **********, I would have been tempted to experiment with those as well.) Maybe next time. 😉 If I do, I’ll let you know how it goes!
Wow, amazing recipe, I never get tired of baking, adding this to my favorites.
I have more time than I usually do, because I am at home more. So I have decided to try baking cakes and pies from scratch.
I only wish that I could make a sugar free version of this frosting. Some things taste fine with Splenda, others terrible.
I will let you know if Splenda can be used instead.
I just made this frosting and it is DELICIOUS! I didn’t change a thing & it came out perfect! It’s not too sweet like store bought frostings…it’s just right. I highly recommend this. Thank you, Lauren!!
This is the very first recipe from Pinterest that I have tried, and absolutely WORKS !!! Thanks for sharing!! Will be my go to frosting from now on !!
Awesome icing – I thing just a bit too sweet, maybe 4 cups of sugar and 1 cup of cocoa powder. But all in all a great icing especially on a chocolate cake ?
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Truly easy to make and so good! I only used 2 cups of sugar and it was already perfect. Thanks for sharing this!
Great recipe! Very sweet but very tasty with the white cake I made! May cut down the sugar or increase the cocoa next time for a little more dark chocolate flavor. Definitely saving for next time!
Can I use food processor for this?
At this very moment, there is a yellow layer cake in my refrigerator covered in this frosting, and it is delicious. (Full disclosure: I have always been a vanilla frosting person. This frosting might have changed that.)
This recipe worked perfectly well! Thank you so much! <3
Hi! I’m going to try this recipe tomorrow, and just wanted to make sure I understood – does this cover a two layer 9″ cake, or just a single layer? I plan to make a two-layer cake and am not sure whether I need to 1.5 or 2x this, or if it will be good as-is. I’ll be using a raspberry jam between the layers so just need enough for top and sides.
Thanks!
1 recipe of this frosting should be fine!
Definitely use a large bowl as the butter and powdered sugar want to fly.
Just made this frosting, its awesome. I did add 1/4 tsp of salt just so its not so sweet.
Does this icing freeze well? Or how long does it last in the refrigerator?
Thanks!
That is ALOT of sugar, do you think I could get away with less? How much less? Thanks!
Yes, absolutely you can! You’ll have to adjust the milk, but its no big deal. I would measure the smaller amount of the powdered sugar into the bowl with the other ingredients and then put your mixer on low, slowly drizzling in the milk until you get the frosting to the consistency you want.
I cut this recipe in half and it turned out a-maz-ing! It has nice smooth texture and consistency and tastes absolutely delicious! I have had so much trouble with consistency with other recipes, especially cutting them in half, but not this one. Thank you so much! 5 stars!
Tasted good and was easy to make but it could use more chocolate flavor
Hi. Is the recipe accurate? 5 cups of powdered sugar seems excessive. I added three and it was good. 5 was too much. In my opinion. I could even do four. But 5 I think was way too sweet.
Love love this recipe ? I have never made homemade frosting it taste just like the bought one but better in my opinion ? thank you so much for sharing so we can all experience the yum yums?? i made this for my mothers birthday ? she loved it to i do not think it was to sweet I think it was just right? i used unsweetened cocoa powder im not sure if that was specified i was in a rush but I could see it being to sweet if it was sweetened cocoa powder. Anyways it was perfect for me and my family thank you LAUREN!!!!!?????
it was so good
I ended up only using 4 cups of powdered sugar because that’s all I had on hand and it was still WAY too sweet. Tasted like pure sugar and pure butter without much flavor, so I ended up adding a myriad of things to aid flavor and sweetness such as cream cheese, more vanilla, salt, and lemon juice. These definitely helped but I wouldn’t make this again. I’m sure it’s to some people’s tastes, but I prefer a frosting that has a bit more dimension.
Sorry but I’m so disappointed. This frosting was overly sweet so much so that I could barely eat it. . I should have gotten a clue with the 5 cups of powdered sugar. Needs much less powdered sugar, more milk (because was barely spreadable otherwise) and definitely more chocolate.
I’m new at this baking dessert stuff since my wife passed from a long battle with cancer. I’ve always been the “meat and potatoes” cook specializing in several species of wild game meats and Marg did the desserts and now I have to do all of it. I’ve got rhubarb and apples pies down to a science from learning from my mom 60 years ago but I thought I’d try cakes for a change. The first one was dry (no icing) so I tried a again with a chocolate cake recipe from my grandmother’s old cook book. I Googled icings and your page came up and WOW is it a good one! Just one question: this icing recipe dries out or goes hard. How did my wife make hers so it stayed gooey/soft for days? You could probably reach me best through my email at [email protected]. Thanks for the icing recipe.
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what kind of milk am i going to used? is it fresh milk?evaporated milk? powderd milk?
Yes, just plain, drinkable milk. 1%, 2%, whatever.
This frosting is AMAZING!!I cut it in half to frost a 9×9 cake and after frosting it and licking the beater I thought “I’m a moron!: I should have made the full batch and eaten half of it!” Note to self. Thanks for sharing. It made my day!! ?
This is so good! I’ve tried so many recipes for chocolate frosting but this is by far the best!!! It’s so delicious and is great for piping. LOVE it so much!!
Thank you Lauren!! ???
Best icing recipe I have ever tried! While stuck in the house cause of the COVID-19 outbreak, I tried to make this and turned out so great! I used this on your Chocolate cake as well which also turned out great with this icing!! Thank you!
I meant your carrot cake ?? which as I said turned out very well
Lauren, honey, that’s too much SUGAR ??
Delicious and Easy! Thank you
My son turns 40 on 4/1. His party was rescheduled till he is 40 1/2!
We may have to shelter in place. I cannot access frosting anywhere so I googled your recipe with 5 star reviews!
So I will pack up the ingredients and make a delicious frosting ! Thank you!
i just finished using this recipe, and i have to say…thank you so much!! it is amazing!
I just made this frosting and it is soooo delicious, it’s ridiculous! I cut the recipe in half, just in case I didn’t need the entire amount. However, I should have made the entire amount. I will make this frosting and never purchase grocery store frosting again, never ever EVER! Thank you Lauren, can’t wait to try some of your other recipes, especially anything with lemon!
100% still the easiest and best icing recipe on the net.
This is absolutely an absolutely delicious recipe! I found, however, that it really only necessary to use two cups of powdered sugar and no milk.
Can I use margarine?
Margarine is too strong of a flavor for this frosting, so I would stick with real butter.
I used becel margerine and still got a great end product.
This frosting is so easy and delicious!! I used cacoa organic powder and my hunby didn’t know the difference. This will be my only chocolate frosting that i will be using from now on. Thank you for this wonderful recipe.
I can barely boil water. But I recently learned hole to mix 4 ingredients to bake chocolate cakes from a box and search the net for frosting. I found this. Simple and really good. So good that my redneck friends tease me and call me Baker Boy. And the cake disappears.
Thanks! Great recipe.
Thank you for this recipe (and all the others!) I used this one for my son’s birthday cupcakes. They were absolutely delicious!
I’ve tried tons of other frostings, but I always come back to this one. This one is a real keeper, I use it on my chocolate cake for all my kids birthdays.
This frosting worked well to pipe onto last minute birthday cupcakes. As usual, recipes on this blog don’t let me down!
This was the first recipe of yours I made. Perfection! I never used a recipe before that when making chocolate frosting and sometimes it was great, other times not so much. Wonderful to know ratios every. Single. Time.
OMGRACIOUS THIS IS SOOO FABULOUS and YUMMY TOO!
Will the icing hold it’s shape if you pipe onto cupcakes? I was planning to make emoji poop cupcake toppers. Thanks!
If you make it thick enough, then it will hold its shape no problem! Add your milk little by little until it’s as thick as you’d want it.
This is the most beautiful cake I’ve ever seen. Thanks so much for sharing this chocolaty goodness with us!
Perfect!
yummy frosting! will be great on my vanilla cake
I is Delicious
I made this frosting for my niece birthday cake and they LOVED IT. To me it was the best homemade frosting I’ve ever made. I will definitely keep this as my go to chocolate frosting. Thanks for the recipe its Wonderful.
I made this frosting today for my daughter’s birthday cupcakes. It is amazing! I used one stick of unsalted butter and one stick of salted butter but other than that I followed the recipe exactly. It turned out better than I could have imagined! I usually only do vanilla buttercream, but I’m glad I tried this recipe! If your frosting looks a little too thick when you are done adding your powdered sugar and milk, just add a little more milk, mix well and it will be perfect. Thank you for this recipe, it’s a keeper!
Thanks Lauren! I decided I NEEDED a cake with chocolate frosting. Your recipe came up first when I googled homemade chocolate frosting. Having used your recipes in the past I knew I could trust you. This recipe is not only easy and quick, but delicious. Thumbs up from my teenagers, my husband, and myself. This will be a go to recipe in our house from now on!
Love your blog, this frosting is amazing!! I made a chocolate/chocolate cake for my housemates a couple of weeks ago and the demolished it overnight! I didn’t have any milk at the time so I used a bit of cold coffee and it turned out really good ? So much so that the daughter of one of the housemates has been begging her mom to ask me to make this cake again so I had to get back on the web and find your recipe again just so I can do just that! I’m a lemon lover too- do you have a lemon bar or a good lemon vinaigrette recipe somewhere? Thanks so much for the story, its awesome to know that true love still exists! Very happy for you both ❣️ Thanks again!
-Butter ❤️
This icing was delicious. Tried it six months ago and it’s my go to now
The frosting tasted good. However, it was kind of difficult to make; the butter and cocoa wouldn’t really mix together, and neither the powdered sugar or the vanilla worked to make it smooth. It was super thick until I added the milk, then it was thick but somewhat spreadable. Still, though, it tasted great in the end. I’d give it a 7/10
A what kind of cocoa powder do you use? Is it unsweetened?
Hershey’s unsweetened cocoa powder!
This is amazing! I halved it but added extra milk so it was more like and icing and it’s perfect! I’ll will definitely be using it again. ?
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Mine icing doesn’t look chocolate. It is not dark.
Thank you so much! This is amazing!! 😀 <3
I made this icing for on top of brownies and it was soooo good! My family loved it. Definitely my new go to chocolate frosting recipe.
Do you think you could sub heavy cream for the milk in this recipe?
This frosting was delicious and really good for piping (would be great for cupcakes) BUT I found it really hard to frost a cake with because it was so rich and thick. It kept tearing the edges of my cake when I tried to spread it and wouldnt spread as easily as other recipes I’ve tried. I will definitely use this again for cupcakes! But I would suggest something else for cakes.
Usually, you need to thin the icing with an extra few splashes of milk to get it to the consistency you want. That’s why there isn’t an exact milk measurement, just a guideline.
I’m just wondering how sweet this is?
I don’t really like sweet things and most frostings I tried were inedible…
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Dear Lauren,
Love your blog and recipes and adventures around our globe. Congrats on upcoming baby to all. Icing looks fabulous. My sweet spouse likes a light chocolate icing .. so maybe cut back a little on the cocoa? Your thoughts please ?
Help! My frosting is always grainy and the sugar does not dissolve properly no matter how much I whip the frosting. I don’t know what’s the reason for this?
Are you using powdered sugar (also called icing sugar) or granulated sugar? If you are using granulated sugar, that is super grainy and won’t dissolve. You need the white powdered sugar that literally looks like fine powder.
ABSOLUTELY the best icing ever. And I’m not a huge chocolate fan but hubby is. Use good ingredients. ❤️#teamlemonanything
If I wanted just a vanilla/buttercream without chocolate could I just omit the chocolate and it still be yummy? I don’t have any or I would make it with chocolate cuz I love it.
Basically, but here is more of a tutorial: https://laurenslatest.com/buttercream-frosting/
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Lauren, thanks! Made this last night so quick, easy and tasty!
Lauren, it’s really awesome! This will quickly become a favorite in our house!
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This recipe turned our perfect! Thank you for posting!
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Just tried this recipe for my sons birthday cake and it was perfect. I’m not a chocoholic by any means – lemon drizzle cake more my kind of thing, but even i really liked it, and my chocoholic family loved it. I had to add some extra milk as it was quite stiff – prob perfect for cupcakes but i was frosting a cake to decorate with icing and wanted it a bit looser. Have bookmarked to use again, thanks.
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Super easy and delicious. But it makes enough to frost two 9×13 cakes.
So I am trying this recipe now and I was a quarter cup short on the powdered sugar. Can I use corn starch to thicken it up the rest of the way?
Lauren, I’m going to be making mini-cupcakes for a get-together next week, can I make this tomorrow and then freeze it for next Wed when I make the cupcakes?
This frosting is amazing! I’m not one for frosting, in fact I typically scrape it off. Not this frosting, I was licking the bowl! It is so light and fluffy and yummy! Thank you for this recipe!
it came out okay the frosting was too sweet but really good consistency, thank you!
PS- I too am Canadian and do say , eh! not by choice however!
Just made the frosting now and it is so light and whippy! (made up word)
I wanted to ask you though, your cake looks so dark, like dark chocolate
and of course when you add milk the frosting gets lighter, so how did you achieve
such a dark looking frosting on your cake?
If you don’t whip as much air into it, it stays darker. But, you can also buy Dark cocoa powder which is very very dark 🙂
Amazing! Thank you for sharing. I have tried a hundred icing recipes and this is exactly what I have been looking for.
No matter how my day is going, you always make me smile. Thanks for the yummy recipes! I have a friend who only likes the cake, and I prefer the icing. I don’t understand it, but I go with the flow and it works.
I keep coming back to this page for this recipe…really should print it out. It’s our favorite! So easy too 🙂
I love this frosting.. I also love your Chocolate Sour Cream frosting. It’s my favorite. Thanks for posting and sharing your recipes.
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Hey Lauren – for a variation you might try substituting whipping cream for the milk and adding a little strong coffee – you have to whip it really good – makes it fluffy.
❤️ I am making this for my grandson’s birthday cake tonight!
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This is our favorite chocolate frosting!
This is kid approved! I did however use less sugar as we don’t like it so sweet. Plus i used whipping cream instead of milk a few more tbls more as well. Perfect. This made enough for my layer cake and I didn’t have to skimp on the frosting for the middle. Whoo Hoo. Most recipes dont make enough. Thank you for a great frosting.
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My grandkids made this. I helped with the quantity of ingredients, they measured and mixed. So easy and delicious!! They are 9&6. Thank you!!
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Dear Lauren…you are so right. This is the best chocolate frosting. Easy to make, and it beats that canned stuff by leaps and bounds! Thanx much.
This is my favorite chocolate frosting ever!!! Thanks for sharing!
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Just as it says, by far the EASIEST and MOST DELICIOUS chocolate frosting ever!!! My husband said it was the best frosting he has ever had!
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The best icing recipe I know! Always a hit!
Sprinkle with toasted walnuts or pecans! Yum!!!!
This is the recipe theft lead me to your site. Super easy and super yummy!
Oh my gosh!!! This frosting super delicious and really easy to make. Thank you so much much for posting this????????
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Very good. But this made SO MUCH FROSTING! Looks like all my neighbors are getting surprise “just because” cupcakes 🙂
Made it tonight March 9 2017 it was easy and it’s rich!
Just got done making my husband his birthday cake. I didn’t Do the cake but did do the frosting. It is fabulous!!! Very creamy and the perfect amount for a sheet cake!!
You are wonderful for sharing this completely delightful frosting recipe! I made an old family favorite for my family for Valentines Day, Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake. I prepared your recipe. It was easy to prepare and its work ability on the cake was fantastic. I had more than enough, in fact, I had extra for the next cupcake baking. I topped the cake with strawberries dipped in Belgian Milk/White Chocolate.
Family loved it and I loved making it. I have been baking cakes and frosting them for over 50 years, this recipe is the best I have ever tried! It is a true winner! Congrats! Thanks again for sharing.
Mardelle
Ottawa,Canada
OMG!!! I made this frosting yesterday for my husband’s birthday cake and WOW! I’m vegan so I tweaked it a bit… I used a vegan margarine (BECEL) and Silk coconut beverage instead of the milk. My 13 year old non-vegan daughter went crazy for it!
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I made these for my daughter’s birthday today – in the form of cupcakes – and they turned out perfect. Thank you for the recipe. My daughter looked up at me and said, “Wow…these are really good”. (8 year old today).
I have used this recipe so many times. It is easy and oh so delicious! Everyone raves about this frosting and I get so many requests to make it! What an excellent recipe! Thank you!
This is my go-to frosting recipe. So good!
My husband and I have been together 18 years and he has always hated frosting. I stumbled onto this recipe 3 years ago and decided to try it and now it is my go to frosting recipe and guess what?! My husband LOVES it! I make a devils food chocolate cupcake with chocolate chip cheesecake filling and this is the cherry on top! Thank you!!
Could I make this as a vanilla icing if I took out the chocolate? Would that work?
Yes, just replace the cocoa with more powdered sugar.
My mum said that i could not make it.
i love the recipe, cant wait to try
Sounds yummy!
I love this recipe! My daughter was wanting chocolate frosting on her graham cracker but I didn’t want to have to run to the store. I had everything on hand for this recipe so I gave it a shot. It is sooo good. Its been in the fridge for 3 days and it’s not hard at all, still as silky smooth as the day I made it! I love that I don’t have to microwave it to be able to spread it. Thanks for sharing!
How long does the icing last? I am making it for my dad on Father’s Day and I am planning on making it the day before.
The icing was delicious, but at 3-4 tablespoons of milk, it was barely wet at all. I added probably about double the milk (little by little) to get it to the right consistency.
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I just made your frosting and it turned out wonderful! I halved the recipe then just eyeballed extra sugar/milk until it became the consistency I was looking for. This will defiantly be the only chocolate frosting recipe I’ll use in the future!
Hello, I wanted to know if you use the sweetened cocoa or the unsweetened?
This frosting looks amazing. Just wondering if you can help me with conversions. Im from the Uk and we use gramms or ounces. Any help with what the recipe woukd look like converted would be fab. Thanks. Cant wait tontry this for my partners birthday cake.
I love your blog! Can’t wait to try the recipe! By the way, I am a lemon freak , too!
You have the best blogs ever, so upbeat, I smiled the entire time I was reading it. Now to make this cake!
looks delicious, hope it turns out like this when I make it. thanks
Thanks for sharing this recipe. My children are lactose intolerant. Can I replace the butter with something else?
I taught my son this very recipe when he was in 3rd grade. Told him it was way more impressive to use than can frosting. He uses it still.
I’m going to try this recipe tomorrow, thanks.
Looks good and easy, where can i get the recipe casue i saw the clip on facebook they so the ingredints but not of how much i must put in
Hello from Iowa ???? Will this chocolate frosting and cake work well in a 9×13 cake pan ?❗️ Thank you… Marilyn.????
I like chocolate,but in moderation.I love plain old yellow cake with chocolate icing. My favorite birthday cake. I like sweet but some are just tooo sweet.Anyone else like me? Love cheesecake, no toppings needed,just straight up. This icing sounds so good.My daughter is the one that would eat the first batch herself,then make a batch for the cake. (And lick the bowl ,
I like dark chocolate so much more than milk chocolate. What could I do to get this frosting dark?
This frosting recipe looks amazing! Can’t wait to try it! How long did you bake the Pioneer woman cake in the 9 inch pans? Gonna use that too!
hi.i just want toi ask if icing mixture is the same with powdered sugar?and when i make butter frosting is a thick one when i put in the cake it gets tough when i put in the fridge and it get melted when i bring out on the fridge,why is it like that?thanks
Does a cake with this frosting on it need to be refrigerated?
Thanks I needed this my frosting is terrible
I would the recipe for the chocolate cake. My family are big chocolate lovers. Great birthday cake. I love your family . You are a lot like me I loved cooking and baking for my family and friends. But my girls are grown. But I have beautiful grandkids. I’m going to use the chocolate Frosting so easy can’t wait to use it. I hope you put out more recipes. Thank you
Does the frosting need to be refrigerated? I am making our cake the night before the party Just in case the cake doesn’t look like anymore after I’m done with it! ????
Very good! And I even made it vegan by substituting Earth Balance dairy free butter and rice milk. Used only 4 cups of powdered sugar. Covered a large double layer heart shaped cake.
Hi, does this recipe use unsweetened cocoa powder, or sweetened?
I just made this frosting I sifted all the dry ingredients together and added a bit more vanilla. Thank you Lauren for the sweet recipe I give it five yummy stars!!!!!
I just made this but I sifted all the dry ingredients to make that fluffier. Also added a dash more vanilla. This recipe gets five yummy stars Lauren thank you!!!
I just made this frosting and sifted the powdered sugar in the Coco and edit a little bit more vanilla yummy yummy yummy thank you Lauren
Lauren, you are an absolute life saver!
I got a divorce, and my husband wouldn’t give me my recipes. Even though its an easy recipe, something wasn’t just jiving right .
So, I put in the search engine “totally easy chocolate cake icing” and low and behold, it was a ‘aahhh haaaa’ moment! My recipe, right in front of my eyes!!!( except for sifting the cocao).
Thank you so much for creating your “laurenslatest” site!! I’m sure you help women like me everyday!!!
And whatever you do, please don’t stop posting all your recipes, and I’ll be back!
Thank you!
Beth O.
Do you use Ree’s recipe for your cupcakes as well? Or just the cake?
I absolutely love baking cupcakes and ive always wanted to have the perfect chocolate frosting on top however ive always failed to find the right recipe.
Just yesterday I came across your recipe and it looked nice & easy so I dared to try it ..:P
It was soooo good! I loved it! Always going to use this recipe …THANK YOU 🙂
I need this recipe to frost a chocolate cake for my pastors birthday hope all comes out great
Does frosting need to be refrigerated?
Just made this, absolutely delicious! Halved the recipe for cupcakes, still had a lot left over.
<3 the frosting! I have a question about the cake though. Do you add the baking powder to the egg mixture or the flour mixture?
I halved the recipe since I only had a dozen cupcakes, and ended up with WAAAAY too much of the frosting. Can I freeze it? Or how long will it keep in the fridge? It’s delicious, by the way. Thanks!
It should freeze just fine!
I was wondering if you could do blog on how you frost the cupcakes with a piping bags. Your cupcakes look so pretty and I just can not get them to match so I know I am doing something wrong. 🙂
Thanks!
Perfect! Thanks for posting this creamy, rich, & easy recipe!!
This is by far the easiest recipe for frosting i have come across, just made it, turned out perfectly. Thank you.
Hi when you write 5 cups powdered sugar…do you mean 600gr?
its sounds a lot of sugar..
help please! 🙂
Can I make this into vanilla frosting by omitting the cocoa and just adding more powdered sugar?!
Can I double the ingredients? If so how much powdered sugar would be best.
I googled easy chocolate frosting and it got me here. My frosting came out flat though. I wonder what I did wrong… i whipped it for 1 min then 2. It kinda fluffed up but not anywhere like yours. After 4 min I gave up and just left it like it was. My husband loved it though! First frosting I’ve made where he actually wanted to lick the spoon! So still a win!
Can you freeze the leftover frosting & use later?
BEST frosting ever. Making it now for the second time -last time hubs’ birthday, this time son’s. Thanks for the recipe!
Hey!
this frosting looked absolutely delicious by the picture, but when i made it, it was too much sweet and the sugar particles were coming in my mouth.
why did this happen?
please tell me asap.
What is powdered sugar in australian terms? My guess would be pure icing sugar.
Recommend Trader Joes cocoa!!
My mother taught me this receipe when I was a little girl. I’ve been making it for 40 years. Just like fashion…good things always come back around.
I absolutely loved this recipe. I am twelve years old and it turned out perfect! i made for my mothers birthday cake and although its sweet the cake i prepared with it compliments the sweetness because i put coffee in my cake
Hey, thanks for sharing this! Is it the same frosting on both? The cake frosting looks so much darker than the cupcake one! Why is that?
Thanks a lot!
It’s just the lighting and the filters I used.
My sons favorite cake is yellow cake with chocolate frosting. Making your frosting for his Birthday cake today. Too good and easy to pass up trying!
This frosting was amazing!! It was a great topping on cupcakes, cakes, chocolate chip cookies and brownies!! Thank you for this fabulous recipe!!
Your recipe for Chocolate Icing was beyond delicious and very fast and simple to make.
I was happy to stumble onto your site.
can you tell me the recipe for the frosting in oz’s please, not ” cups”. Thanks
Hi!
I’m making about 200 cupcakes for a party that will be held outside in August, so I was wondering if the frosting will held up to the heat?
Also, can I transform the recipe for a White chocolate frosting?
Thank you so much! 🙂
How hot is it going to be? Anything over 80 might make the frosting melt, unfortunately. And white chocolate is a great idea!! Yum!
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Lauren did you prep your pans before baking? My cakes did not come out of pan just fell apart.
Like many others, I came across this recipe on Google. I cut the recipe in half because I didn’t need very much. It turned out very well. I did add one extra tablespoon of cocoa. Can’t wait to make a full batch when I get the chance!
i wanted to make a chocolate frosting that would be really simple……I’ve done the others. Typed in ‘very easy chocolate frosting recipe’ and your’s sight was the 1st …so I clicked on it…liked what I saw…and printed the recipe. Oh my gosh…SO easy….and Sooooo very good. So, thank for being out there! I will be checking back!
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I needed a quick chocolate frosting recipe and used unsalted butter and unsweetened vanilla almond milk instead of milk. The consistency just wasted right for my cupcakes.. Kinda gloppy. Tastes ok but not my favorite.
Thanks so much for this recipe. I live in Tanzania Africa and every recipe calls for chocolate chips. Not a single chocolate chip available in this or neighboring countries. Everytime I make it, it brings back memories of the good ole U.S of A
I tried this for my dads birthday cake, with this cake from all recipes and this frosting. IT. WAS. AWESOME.
😉
Please, does the recipe call for sweetened or unsweetened cocoa?
unsweetened.
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this is so GOOD!!!!
Oh my goodness!!! Just made your frosting, it is AMAZING!!!!
When you make the cupcakes with Ree’s recipe do you add the 1/2 tsp of baking powder? I love the taste of her recipe ( I add a pinch of cinnamon for fun), but it does need a little extra fluff to it =) And your frosting recipe is SOOOOOO good! Thank you!
Yes, I sure do 🙂 It makes a world of difference.
I can wait to try it! Do you add it to the egg mixture or the flour mixture?
Can’t …..lol
You have just won my chocolate loving heart! Made your frosting today and could not be happier! Smooth, fluffy, creamy, chocolately, sweet, easy to make-it’s perfect! If anyone on this page wanted to try this and have not yet…do it now! So yummy!
Thank you for this recipe. I just made it for my gluten free cake and it is delicious! Can’t even miss gluten in my cake when I have good frosting. 🙂 Of course there is like 3 sticks of butter in this cake. Lol yikes
This may be the easiest but I don’t think it’s the best. Any frosting recipe that calls for a ratio of 5 cups of powdered sugar to 1 cup of butter (even though there’s a 1/2 cup of cocoa powder for this recipe) does not sound good to me. Just my personal opinion. If you want something that tastes much better than a typical American buttercream (read butter & powdered sugar), you gotta put in a little more effort. I have to say the French buttercream is the best. Egg yolks, granulated sugar, vanilla & butter.
This is ABSOLUTELY the BEST chocolate frosting I’ve ever tasted!! Thank you so much for sharing this little slice of heaven with everyone!! YUMMY
I thought this frosting was not good, I made it and it ruined the cake, I tasted it three times and had an uneasy feeling, when I got halfway through frosting it I thought I was gonna get sick. something wrong here.
Hi Lisa, I agree with you. Maybe you want to try this recipe? I have never looked back since…(for chocolate frosting you might want to increase the amount of sugar to 1 or 1 1/4 cup and then add 1/4 cocoa powder)
2 medium eggs
3/4 cups sugar
1/16 teaspoon salt
300g unsalted butter, cut into small cubes (cold)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Food Coloring (optional)
Directions:
1. In a metal/glass bowl, combine eggs, sugar, and salt; place the bowl over a pan of simmering water. Using a wire whisk, whisk constantly by hand until the mixture is hot, about 5 minutes. Tip: the mixture should reach about 64 degrees on an instant read thermometer, or feel completely smooth when rubbed between your fingertips. Remove from heat. Don’t let the eggs scramble otherwise you have to redo! Let it cool slightly.
2. Pour the mixture into the bowl of an electric stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment. Whisk on medium high speed for 5 to 7 minutes or until the mixture turns thick and fluffy and is cool. Tip: Touch the mixture and make sure it has cooled to room temperature. Also the outside of the bowl should feel cool to the touch.
3. Stop the mixer, remove the whisk and attach the paddle. With the mixer on medium speed add the butter, about 2 cubes at a time and mixing 20 to 30 seconds after each addition. While adding the butter, stop the mixer occasionally to scrape the mixture off the paddle and scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula so the mixture blends evenly. Add the vanilla and continue beating until the Buttercream is thick and smooth, about another 2 to 3 minutes. Tip: The mixture may look like a mess in the beginning but just continue to beat and it will come together. Remember to make sure that the bowl is cool. You can put an ice pack around the bowl to keep it cool.
4. Optional: add food coloring, a drop at a time and blend with the mixer. Add additional food coloring if necessary to reach the desired shade.
5. Buttercream should be used immediately, or refrigerate or freeze until needed.
thank you! I will try it. I am in need of a good frosting recipe that is not filled with hydrogenated oils:)
I have used this frosting recipe twice now and it is a big hit! It does frost 24 but just barely, love the flavor and it complimented my cupcakes perfectly!
You may very well have answered this already, but there are so many comments. I am wondering if the butter you use is salted or not & what kind of milk, whole, 2%. Thank you for your time.
Any kind of milk is fine and I use salted butter.
I’m 71 yrs old and have been making this frosting since I was 11! How is this new….just a simple butter frosting with cocoa added
Hi, could you please put ounces as well as cups in your recipes thanx
really tho….5 cups of sugar?????
This is the same recipe for frosting that my mother used when I was growing up for all of her home made cakes. It is one of the simplest recipes and tastes so good. It can easily be modified for a vanilla recipe by omitting the cocoa and adding the 1/2 cup as icing sugar instead and lots of vanilla extract for flavor.
I would love to try this but 5 cups of powdered sugar??? It’s to sweet for me. Instead of butter I am going to use double cream….I love my icing not too sweet at all just the right consistency…to sweet for everything is not good at all… Sorry :))
Add 2tsp of instant coffee dissolved in the milk and you will have mocha chocolate frosting!
Ooh, great tip!! Thanks!
My mom taught me this recipe when I was a little girl, but it was more dump & pour, but it sounds like the basic proportions! She would also make a candy with it, but adding peanut butter & rice krispies to it, then dropping them onto wax paper until they were not as messy to handle. Very sweet, but good, when you’re a kid! 😀
Can feosting be frozen for use another time? Please email me yes or no on the frosting freeze. Cheers
Whenever I have made frosting like this using powdered sugar, it always tastes funny – almost metallic. Have you ever experienced this, or do you know any tricks to overcome it? I’ve read this is not uncommon using powdered sugar.
This tasted too much like coco powder 🙁 was not a fan I must say. I added some chocolate chips to make it taste a little better.
Hey there!
This looks delicious. I have one question though.
Is the cocoa powder for this recipe unsweetened?
Thank you 🙂
yes!
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Thanks for the recipe! I just made it this morning, for my daughter’s birthday cake. It tastes amazing!! I’m pinning this to my boards, and will link back to you when I write about her party in 2 weeks (skipping next week for Mother’s Day stuff).
Mmm! Did you stir by hand or did you use a mixer? And if mixer was used, did you use the whisk or paddle?
I used a handheld mixer with the beaters.
Yay!
I’ve tried this recipe n it turned out fabulous!tnx! but r u sure about 5 CUPS of sugar?i used only 2 cups sugar for 1 cup butter n it already became oversweet! i think 5 tblespons will do…
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I just made this cake for my hubby, today is his birthday. I am thinking he is going to love this cake. Since he really doesn’t like frosting that is very sweet. What I did was cut down the powered sugar from 5 to 3 cups. Let me tell you …. for us, it came out perfect!! Thank you!
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Thanks again for the recipe! How far in advance can I frost cupcakes with this recipe? Do they need to be stored in the fridge? I’m thinking of frosting the night before a party but still unsure! I’m new to baking! Thanks 🙂
Just baked a birthday cake for my wife. This will top it off perfectly…with, of course, some sprinkles.
Made this chocolate frosting tonight – and it was Delicious!!!! Thanks 🙂
Icing from the supermarket tastes like it’s made with petroleum by-products, so I use my Mom’s recipe that I grew up with and matches this one.Wonderful!!!!!!
Just made this for my son’s 4th birthday. I halved the recipe, and used it to frost 2 stacked 9 inch round cakes. Perfect amount of frosting and so delicious! Thanks for sharing a recipe that calls for pantry and fridge staples!
Made this icing, and was better at 3 to 3-1/2 cups of confectioners sugar. I added the milk alternately with the confectioners sugar, and it whip very nicely together. Great taste and consistency.
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This frosting is practically a religious experience! It’s so, so good. Thank you for sharing this recipe!
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Will this frosting hold a layered cake well between the layers? Like I’ve noticed with some icings as soon as the cake comes to room temperature, the icing doesn’t hold any more and becomes too soft.
Thanks.
Yes, as long as you keep it thick and don’t add too much milk to it.
OMG this frosting actually the best I’ve ever tasted. Super easy, SUPER delicious. Definitely a keeper 😉
Does this refridgerate well? I mean would I be able to make it the night before and frost my cupcakes the next day?
yup. Just make sure you bring it to room temp before attempting to frost.
I just made this icing using Earth Balance dairy free butter to go on a homemade gluten and dairy free cake for my husband. It is smooth, creamy, and SO delicious. I am never using store-bought icing again. Thanks so much for sharing! Those of us with food allergies rarely get such a treat.
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Great chocolate taste, but FAR TOO SWEET for us! I will cut the sugar by 1 cup next time and see how that works.
This frosting is so, so good!!
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Hi there. If I am using UNsalted butter then do I use the same amount?
I made this tonight. Had to add double the milk to make it spreadable but it tasted good. I also only put 4 cups of sugar in. I like it a little less sweet. But I would make it again! I used it to ice a double layer banana cream cake.
yes, same amount. No need to add in extra salt.
I’m not sure it was necessary but I added 4 squares (4 oz) of semi-sweet chocolate (melted) that I had on hand and a bit more vanilla and I have to say this is the best chocolate frosting I’ve ever tasted! It has a hot chocolate kind of flavor. It’s amazing! It’s going in my coveted write-in cookbook. Thanks Lauren!
Wow, big step!! Going in the cookbook! High five, girl!! Glad you liked it 🙂
This tastes like German chocolate cake frosting, mine came out like a whipped frosting.. Yum
Made this tonight. Tastes amazing! Just like fudge. However, could NOT get it to thin out at all, even increased milk a little. I have to struggle to frost the cake by putting thick clumps on it. Any ideas what I did wrong?
You probably didn’t do anything wrong! I would have added in a splash more milk to make the consistency what you want it. Should be light and fluffy 🙂
This is the best chocolate frosting I’ve ever had ma’am you are a frosting god
I’m Married 25 years to my high school sweetheart and watching football and making a pot roast. I decided to make a quick cake and had no icing. Searched on the web and found yours. It truly was to topping on the cake… Delish. Thanks for an easy recipe.
Thank you for this recipe. I needed to make frosting quickly to celebrate 2 birthdays in which I made cupcakes for. Like many others, I googled “easy chocolate frosting” and chose your recipe. It was a winner. Easy and fast to prepare, and it was delicious and enjoyed by all. Thanks again!
Hi Lauren! We loved the frosting and used it for my daughter’s 4th birthday cake! I wrote about it on my new blog and provided a link to your site/the recipe. Thank you for helping to make a birthday girl happy.
thanks so much for the recipe! Delicious!
Hello! I’m about to make this frosting but should the cocoa powder be sweetened or unsweetened???
I made the frosting, yesterday, to frost a three layer cake – 8 inch layers – plenty to cover and fill. Thanks for the recipe.
I’d like to ask that you kill the pop-up ads that deceive us into thinking that we are clicking on something related to the recipe and instead a mcdonalds and lactaid ads pop up. Example from you post – the words 5 ingredients and chocolate frosting : “Mmmm…..and there are only 5 ingredients needed! Seriously! Take a peek a the recipe below!” & “Then I made you a chocolate cake and slathered the whole thing with chocolate frosting and angels sang praises.” I understand the need for revenue from ads along the side, but the misleading pop-ups are distracting and detract from your page. Thanks for the recipe and for listening to the concern.
There shouldn’t be any pop-up ads on my site if visiting from a computer. Are you on a mobile device {phone, iPad, etc.}? I’m trying to figure out how to get rid of those ads cause I know how annoying they are. Sorry they’re so hard to deal with 🙁
I was looking for a great chocolate frosting recipe and this was it! Made it for my fiance’s birthday cake and though he said it was overly sweet but amazing. I knew I had saved it, but couldn’t find it anywhere on my computer, but couldn’t find it when I needed it today. Luckily I just searched Chocolate Frosting and YOU WERE IN THE TOP 3 RESULTS!!! I was so excited that it was so easy to find again. Will be using it in cake balls!! Thanks for sharing this wonderful chocolaty delight with the world!
I found this frosting to be disappointing very gritty and sweet, I added whipped cream to it, to lighten it up made it somewhat better:(
Did you use granulated sugar or powdered/icing/confectioners sugar?
I tried the recipe and the cake and frosting was delicious! However, my cake fell from the centre when I took it out of the oven. Also, it was not poked all the way through. Any suggestions??
Maybe next time bake a few more minutes. Mine did end up falling in the center, but it was very slight.
I made this frosting yesterday for chocolate cupcakes and it was delicious. I used half of the sugar in the recipe and it was perfect for us!
Thanks a lot for the recipe. It tastes fantastic! The only problem I faced is that it was a bit grainy. Should I use icing sugar the next time?
icing sugar or powdered sugar is the ideal sugar to use 🙂
This recipe looks so good! I plan on using it for a Christmas present. I have a concern though, because of the milk, does this frosting need to be refrigerated even after its on the pastry?? HELP PLEASE!
How far in advance are you making this? 24 hours is fine to leave this out. Any longer then that, I’d refrigerate it.
Hi Lauren! Thanks for this recipe! It worked out great for me – simply wonderful. How would you modify to make vanilla frosting? Thanks – I’ll try some experimenting.
Can I use heavy cream instead of milk?
Yes, but you’ll have to use a little splash extra because it’s thicker.
Omg!! Just made this. Sooooo good. I had to make another batch. The first one never made it to the cupcakes.
so glad you liked it!
LOVE LOVE your frosting!! I have had a lot of bad experiences with frosting in the past and to be honest I never thought I would get it “right” I just made this recipe for my two younger daughter’s thanksgiving turkey cupcakes for school and it was amazing!
Hey. I saw this and was like oooh yum! 🙂 can you use margarine or does it have to be the salted butter? if so, what’s the exchange thing? or could I use the same amount? 🙂
Margarine would change the flavor, so I wouldn’t recommend using it. Unsalted butter will work well too, or even half butter half coconut oil.
Hello!
Today I decided to make cupcakes and I could swear I had frosting, but I didnt have any. I thought, sure I can go to tthestore wait in line go out in the cold….idts( I don’t think so) then I was like eh what the heck im gonna try my hand at homemade iceing. This is what I love so cross ur fingers ladies…im gonna do it!
Oh, and might I remind u I have never made this before except once before but it doesn’t count because it was a disaster!
Just made this for a last minute holiday party dessert and love it! Substituted cream bouquet flavor (slightly citrusy) to make it chocolate orange frosting.
Hi Lauren! This was a great recipe!! One of the best I have ever had!! Just wondering how well does it last over night?? I have a party tomorrow and I want to make the frosting tonight and frost the cake too. Will it turn hard over night or will it be ok??
I think it should be fine overnight. Don’t refrigerate it and put it into an airtight container. You should be good to go!
I just made your frosting and it taste more like powdered sugar than anything, is there something I done wrong or something i can add to it maybe? I did exactly as the recipe said
Definitely didn’t taste right more sweet and powdered sugar tasting fixed it by melting about a half cup of chocolate chips with a little bit of milk and mixing that in.
Notice that the only comments that got a response were positive? I’m calling you out Lauren!
If that even is your real name… lies from a liar
Hello Liam,
Thanks for the comment! I get over 500 comments a week on my blog and sometimes its hard to keep up. I try to reply to as many as I can but when people say “It didn’t work..tell me why!” I usually don’t know how to respond because I don’t know why…especially when this recipe has such high ratings from over 100 people. Could be ingredients, could be technique, could be incompetence. Who knows. I do my best to provide amazing recipes so people have success in the kitchen and hope the trolls don’t come after me with knives and pitch forks because I didn’t reply to one bad comment.
Hope you have a great day!
Lauren (which is my real name)
Thanks Lauren great response
So awesome! Your comment and your recipe! The best part about this recipe is it tastes like chocolate frosting!!
What kind of cocoa powder were you using?
Great tars and easy to make!
Super SINFULLY chocolate frosting. Milk is definitely needed if you eat the whole batch with a spoon! Terrific birthday cupcakes for MY husband, too.
I made the frosting and you are SO right about eating one batch with a spoon! Milk needed if you do, but it is SINFULLY chocolate. MY husband was a lucky dude this birthday
Hey Lauren!
Thanks for sharing this recipe. . It looks yum! 🙂
I was wondering if I could blend it without a mixer; I actually don’t have one! 🙁
Is it possible?
Do you have a food processor, hand mixer or stand mixer? It’s much easier getting it light and fluffy using a machine versus by hand. If you don’t have ANYTHING, then mix everything together as best as you can slowly being sure to get any and all lumps out. Using really soft butter will help! And once everything is incorporated, then you can go crazy with the mixing and whipping to get it light and fluffy!
I’ll surely try it and let you know. . Thanks a lot. . . God bless! 🙂
it was so good
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Just made this frosting for my cupcakes, it is DELICIOUS!!! Thanks!
Just made this and found it to be overly sweet and severely lacking in chocolate flavor. Doubled the cocoa powder and the taste still wasn’t what I was looking for.
I’m disappointed because I had been looking forward to trying this recipe for weeks and the comments from people who have made the recipe have been positive.
I should’ve read your comment first before making it.
I found myself in the same situation.
Had to add a lot more soft butter.
I made this and it was good, but I doubled the amount of cocoa powder and then I dumped in extra for good measure. More chocolate=better icing.
thanks. good chocolate frosting recipe…..i just made it and it’s a family hit 🙂
I made the chocolate frosting on Sunday and LOVE it! My family can’t get enough.
I made this chocolate frosting on Sunday and LOVE it. My family and I can’t get en
I just made this for the first time & it was INCREDIBLY easy! It took me less than 10 minutes to get this made & to ice the cake. It is delicious! I will definitely make this my go-to recipe for chocolate icing.
Excellent buttercream. Only had few minutes to literally whip together chocolate frosting for vanilla cupcakes hubby took for buddy football game party. Halved recipe which worked out beautifully. Used combo milk and heavy cream and added espresso powder. Awesome consistency and taste. Hint: use really good cocoa powder and a stand mixer with whisk attachment. First recipe from this site. Will be back!
I just made this icing recipe for the first time. It was INCREDIBLE!!! Thank you for sharing. It will be a staple for me now.
Wow that looks amazing!
Do you use unsweetened or sweetened cocoa powder for the frosting?
unsweetened!
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What if I wanted to double this recipe ? Is there anything that I would do different ? Or just double it ? Thank you so much ! I’m making this today. Can’t wait !
Just double it like any other recipe! Should work out just fine!
Hey, I don’t have vinilla…. Is there something else I could use?
This is the best homemade chocolate frosting I have ever made!
This was amazing. So fluffy and not overly sweet. I used whipping cream instead of milk because I had it. I also add 2 tsp or capfuls of Kaluah for added depth. My husband loved the texture and that is very hard to do! Thanks for posting this recipe.
I totally love this! It’s soo nice! Muah! And also very easy and quick to make
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I literally could smell the frosting!! lol. I’m looking for one for my husband’s B-day cake too…I may just try it! Thanks! Arlette
I’m new to baking and I know some batters differ from others. So I was wondering how long you would cook this for in a cake form?? dumb question sry
I’d start with 20 minutes or so and go from there.
I’ll give it a shot
How long can the cupcakes be frosted and at room temp. I’d like to frost a day before, but don’t have room in my fridge.
I think 24 hours should be fine as long as they are at 70 degrees. A cake stand with a dome would be perfect! The outside of the frosting will dry out a little but the inside should still be fine.
This is the best frosting recipe ever! I have used this several times and always get tons of compliments!
Just made these with my son, AMAZING! So delicious!! Thank you!
Great frosting — but far too much for two dozen cupcakes. I have almost half the batch in my freezer. But that’s OK. I’ll use it for another cake soon.
This was such a great find. It was good on the cupcakes that I made, but just grabbing a spoon and doing quality control on it was so good, too! The ladies at work were all asking for my recipe after just a bite or two!
I need help making it so fluffy! I am in Ukraine volunteering, so I don’t know if I’ll make it to getting a whisk 🙂
It tastes pretty good though!
Hi, thanks for the recipie definitly easy to make.. but i have a few questions.. cause it didnt turn out as delicious as I thought it would be.
1. When you say vanila, u mean vanila essense? – Because that is what i used.
2. Powdered Sugar – do u mean icing sugar or regualr powdered sugar? – cause I used regular.
3. Also, I halved all the ingrediants.
The problem with the icing i made was – it wasn’t as fluffy and the minute i put it on the cake the ingredients started seperating out.
Would appreciate if you could shed some light on what i did wrong.
Thanks for sharing.
Instead of using butter and milk, i switched it to vegan margarine and soy milk, and I’ve got to say this is the BEST chocolate frosting I’ve ever tried! It’s absolutely delicious and super light and fluffy! Thank you so much for posting this!
Do yu have to refridgerate it?
It’s amazing, it tastes good, and the consistency is awesome!!
This seriously sounds so good! I can’t wait to try it. My boyfriend’s birthday is coming up in June, and he LOVES chocolate. Thanks for the recipe!
I found your recipe through a random internet search for “easy chocolate frosting” and wow, you don’t mess around! This frosting was so easy that even a non-chef like myself couldn’t mess it up and then, on top of that, it was surprisingly delicious. Thank you, thank you, thank you!
-Lainey
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This helped me make a quick frosting for my mom’s b-day. Thanks!!
WOW!! I just made this frosting for my chocoholic husband’s birthday! I normally can pass on buttercream frosting but this is the BEST frosting I have ever had! And so easy! I will definitely be keeping this in the recipe file thank you!
thank you so much for this recipe. Totally helped a pregnancy craving be fulfilled! I’m going to use this recipe from here on out 🙂
I found your recipe by searching for cake icing on google – it’s AWESOME!!! I’m using it every time I need chocolate icing on…..ANYTHING!!! lol
Sounds great. I’ll be making this tonight to go with the strawberry cake my son requested for his birthday!
Thank you for this wonderful recipe! My poor sick husband requested frosted brownies for dessert tonight, and I often use a boxed chocolate frosting mix from Trader Joe’s. My mix was expired, and they really aren’t kidding about that expiration date because the completed frosting was vile. Luckily I found your recipe and had all of the ingredients on hand. I made a half batch and it was enough for an 8×8 pan of brownies with about 1/2 a cup extra. And this frosting is about a million times better than the mix!
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Love, Love, Love this Lauren! This is my first time to your site (popped up while Google – ing). I will def be back for more great suggestions and recipes! Thanks!!!
Yum! I just tried it (half recipe though). I was surprised how dry the (butter + cocoa powder + vanilla + powdered sugar) mix was/looked… until I added the milk. I thought I might have done something wrong. Thanks for the recipe!
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Thank you so much for sharing the recipe for your frosting. We had it tonight and absolutely loved it. It’s a keeper for sure!!
This was really yummy! I added just a little shortening hoping it would not melt sitting out. (Time will tell since they are out waiting for tonight’s dessert.) But this was really yummy and I scraped the bowl clean. 😉 THanks!
Just made this icing for a Valentines day cake. It tastes AMAZING!!! 10/10 for taste.
However, after 4 tablespoons I found it much to dry to put on a cake, so I added about another 6 tablespoons of milk so it was more smooth (still think).
I’m not sure how only 4 tablespoons worked for you, I’d like to know. But I’m surely making this again (with the extra milk, too).
Thank you so much for the recipe!
I forgot to mention that I had a similar experience. I used 1/2 cup less sugar and an extra splash of milk and it was perfect for us.
I made this frosting for my 3yr olds bday and it is amazing. It almost tastes like fudge. Very dense and chocolatey. I couldn’t stop licking the bowl!
Hey I also love making delicious food for my amazing husband!! I just made this chocolate icing for A chocolate cake I made for our Super Bowl party and everyone raved about it…I love the delicious richness in it when paired with my rich chocolate cake. I also enjoy lemon desserts…just today I baked Starbucks lemon loaf recipe from scratch…found the recipe on Pinterest. It is divine & almost as easy as this chocolate cake recipe!! 🙂
Thank you for sharing this easy chocolate icing recipe!! You saved the day since I didn’t know what recipe to use.
Thank you for posting this! It’s the best frosting recipe!! Do you have any others?
hi! you’re pretty , your husband is one lucky guy indeed! your choco cake looks fantastic so is the frosting, the kind of frosting i really like from a cake for me to decorate bt dont you think it’s kinda too sweet?
It is sweet, but in my opinion not overly sweet. Plus the chocolate cake recipe I use makes a nice compliment to this frosting.
on the chocolate frosting recipe is it ok to use soy/almond milk rather than regular milk??
I just made this but only used three cups of the powdered sugar as I don’t like my frosting to be too sweet. Three cups is just prefect!!
Amazing icing recipe!!! The icing was so yummy and delicious! I will never again buy chocolate frosting it was so good thanks!!!
DELICIOUS!! Thank you Lauren! I googled “chocolate frosting” the other night as I wanted something new and different. (Did you know you’re the third option that pops up?!)
I read many of the reviews and most of them were about looking forward to trying it – so I wanted to come back and say that I tried it and YES it is AWESOME! Quick, easy and yummy. It was perfect for the treats made in a mini cupcake maker that my daughter got for Christmas!
Thank you for this easy chocolate frosting recipe first time making it! I only made a quarter of the recipe it is fantastic didn’t know it was this easy ty ty
Sorry, but I’m from Brazil and I’m having some trouble understanding the recipe. :/ Should I use a mixer to whip the frosting? Or should I do it with a spoon?
Thanks. ;D
I do this recipe using a sturdy metal spoon.
It was great. Thank you. I did use unsalted butter but I added Bailey’s at the end and it was delicious! (Water too)
C
Definitely a mixer
You should beat it with a mixer. I guess you could use a spoon. but it would take a long time.
Sorry ; I didn’t make my question very clear… Should I double all the ingredients for the frosting? tHANKING YOU AGAIN..Nita
I plan on making a three layer cake; should i double all the ingredients? Any help you can give will be appreciated.. Thanking you in advance… Nita
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is the butter salted or unsalted?
Salted
Thanks for this great receipe. I used the frosting on top of my Orange Velvet Cake for Thanksgiving and boy, did my family devour the cake.
Tamara
If I use Ree’s cake recipe how many cupcakes would I make please?
24 cupcakes
This is the second time this week I make this frosting for my cakes.
It is absolutely delicious! The kids love it and its soooo easy to make.
Thank you!!
This is like the best recipe ever!you guys should really try it.
I love the recipe!! I had some rasberries, and put them in a few at a time instead of milk and it also turned out amazing! And I put just mushed up rasberries in the middle instead of frosting! Thank you for posting this recipe!
Seriously, This is the BEST chocolate icing! Thanks for sharing!
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Where do you purchase powered suger & brand?
Powdered sugar is just from the grocery store in the baking aisle. I use the kind with a blue label….don’t remember what the brand is. Any brand is fine though!
What can I use if I don’t have powered sugar I only have regular sugar.
You can blend sugar in a blender to make powered sugar
No that’s superfine/ castor sugar. Powdered sugar is different.
Powdered sugar is also called confectioners sugar depending on where you live 🙂
Do you need to keep icing in the refrigerator
I have been making this frosting for my husband for 21 years and it is fabulous ;0)
This frosting sounds phenomenal!!
You’re so funny!!!
And the cupcakes look amazing… that frosting looks so light and fluffy and perfect!
Hi! Lovely post!
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Anyway, keep up the great work! I’ll be watching.
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Lauren,
I love to cook, but am not much of a baker. Not awful, just not great. I took Rhee’s chocolate cake recipe and your frosting recipe and made it into a 9×13″ cake. It was so seriously good! I made it for my mom’s 76th birthday and it was gobbled up in minutes. So, I guess I can now say that I am a baker!
Many, many thanks for the recipe and laughs! 🙂
That frosting needs to get in my mouth. Like, now.
Diet killing yummy.
I’m soooo going to try this, looks absolutely mouthwatering!
That frosting looks SO luscious! I want a spoon for it 🙂
This chocolate icing tastes delicious ?
Love easy chocolate frosting. Seriously, love…
That sounds like great frosting! Instead of the milk, you could also try an equal amount of Godiva white chocolate liqueur. SO GOOD.
Umm….whoa.
That liqueur is so expensive 🙁
Im making this right now!!❤?
Well i did it and it is amazing!!!! Thank you forever❤????
I just made it and it’s absolutely delicious! PSA, on the thick icing (I’m from the south), let the cake cool to room temperature and then it will glide on easily. Also, instead of expensive liqueur, just use left over coffee, in place of the milk. Thank you for sharing, I Pinned it. ?
Hi Lauren,
When you say “whip” is that by hand or a mixer? Going to try it today for my Daughter’s 50th Birthday!
Very cute statement…you made a batch ate it..then made another batch…sounds like my kind of chocolate lover. !!
I used an electric hand mixer. A stand mixer works just fine too!
That big scoop of chocolate frosting. Yes, I will take that. Thank you!
Oh boy, this DOES sound good! So good. Love this chocolate beauty!
Such an easy recipe for awesome frosting!!! Totally remembering this for my next chocolate frosting craving 😉
Always great to have an awesome chocolate cake recipe. And that frosting looks amazing, I do want to lick the screen! I think I’m going to ….. Thank you for posting!
mmmmm…
Ha! Just spotted this and thought I’d check against a quick throw together icing I made this morning for the little girl and her friend as they made banana cupcakes last night. I used the same ingredients, but only added 1/2 cup powdered sugar to 3/4 cup butter – we are used to eating little sugar. It was yum!
This does look really easy! I will have to try this for my hubby’s birthday cake this month
Oh does this frosting look great!
I will absolutely be making this!
You write the best and funniest blog posts ever! I love this recipe and want to go make and eat some right now. Every time I pin your recipes to my pinterest page, they get repinned really quickly! Thanks for creating and sharing so many yummy recipes.
Does the icing not have a gritty sugary taste since you are not beating the sugar as much? Please, I need to know today so I can use it for a meeting tomorrow.
Thanks!
If you are using powdered (icing) sugar, there should be no gritty taste. The only reason it would be gritty is if you used granulated sugar.
Hi! What do you mix this with? A spoon, electric mixer, something else? Hoping to make this this weekend
electric hand mixer, stand mixer or spoon can all work. It’ll be much smoother and easier if you’re using something electric.
I adore a good chocolate frosting, and this looks fantastic. I want to eat it with a spoon.
Is it possible to be a lemon freak AND a chocoholic? I think I suffer from both.
Yes it is! When I was a teen I’d always ask lemon cake with chocolate frosting. I’ve since upgraded to brownies topped with lemon squares.
Hello Lauren, beautiful recipe as always! I showcased some birthday cupcakes on my blog , it’s to pity i didn’t find your recipe earlier! Regards
I can’t wait to try it!
When people tell me they don’t like frosting, I never trust a word that comes out of their mouths for the rest of their lives. And I try to avoid them. hahaha I’ve saved your recipe to my dessert folder. Thanks for posting! One drawback of being known as the baker – nobody ever makes me a cake! Does anyone else find that to be the case? Oh well:)
I know what you mean! I’m known to many as the “cupcake queen” but when it comes to my birthday I get a store bought cake from the grocery store! I’d be happy with a simple home made cake.
I am drooling over this frosting!! Happy birthday to your sweet hubs!
The frosting looks perfect! I’ll definitely be trying it sometime!
My jeans are totally going to hate you for this, haha! Thanks for the easy recipe!
THANK YOU SO MUCH!! I needed a chocolate icing recipe for a chocolate cake I’m making tonight and was thinking “Hmmm, I wonder if Lauren has anything I can use…” and low and behold a post! Right front and center! Thank you so much! 🙂 Your the best!
Well that worked out perfectly! 🙂 Glad I could help!
What butter do you use in the frosting?
softened salted butter.
What if I only have UNsalted butter? Can I use that and add salt? If so, then how much?
Sherri- In a Better Homes and Gardens article, I read that you can add 1/4 tsp salt for each stick of butter used. For one cup of butter, add 1/2 tsp.
I’m on a low sodium diet so I can’t use salted butter.
I see the nutritional facts say 138mg of sodium per serving. How much is considered one serving? 1 tbsp, 3/4 tbsp?
My icing turned out like crap and so did the cake! I followed the directions everything the same and the cake is so dense and the icing is runny not firm enough for anything!
In the directions it says to drizzle the milk in until it reaches the desired consistency. Sounds like there was a little too much milk. If it ended up too runny, you should have added in more powdered sugar!
Just realized I only have 1 stick of butter can I halve receipe
yes, absolutely!
Can I use any type of milk or it has to be whole milk? Thank you In advance ?
any kind of milk is fine!
This is my firish attempt and it was a huge ,huge hit. Wonderful , thank you
This is my firish attempt and it was a huge ,huge hit. Wonderful , thank you
Great stuff
Your husband is a lucky man, I’m glad you remind him 🙂 This looks like my kind of birthday cake…chocolate on chocolate with sprinkles?? Yessss please!
Gotta love chocolate buttercream! People who say they don’t really like frosting all that much – I do not understand them!
OMG! YES! I can’t comprehend….
What is the consistency i should use? -Gabby the 10 year old cook
Can I reduce tbe sugar? You use 5 cups. Too sweetie!! Or the frosting will not form.
I haven’t used it yet but I am going to try it an I’ll let you know.
There are people who don’t like frosting? They are sick. Perhaps we should start a fund to get them the help the so desperately need?
They probably mean store-bought frosting, which can taste like chemicals/food dye.
this looks FUH-REAKING amazing! I’m the chocoholic in our house so this has my name all over it! PS- You guys a freaking adorable… like make me sick adorable! 😉 PPS- You. Me. October. SOOO EXCITED.
So easy & so delicious!
haha! I keep trying to tell my other half that I’m the best thing that happened to him – he just laughs! The consistency of this icing looks perfect, soft and fluffy but strong enough to hold shape.
I told my boyfriend the other day that he didn’t know what it was like to be happy until he met me. I think we have similar attitudes towards our significant others 😉
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe, it’s always good to have a perfect chocolate cake in the bag and this really does look perfect.
I think this frosting could save a marraige! ?
Can I freeze my cake with this frosting on it? Will it get smooth an soft like I want when I defrost it?
I wouldn’t reccomend that but you can try!
I was looking for a recipe to make for my husband since he loves Vanilla cake. I think this is a super easy and delicious cake. Thank you for sharing.
what happened to the milk?
In thailand we call it Noom!!!!!!
Noom can really save a marriage.
Perfect frosting even for first timers ❤
Milk is only needed if you’re frosting is too thick.
Does this icing need refrigerated?
I’m wondering the same! The frosting is delicious, I don’t think I’ll ever use anything else!
I refrigerated it after we iced the caked just so it would stay cool and it worked just fine! But I had to smoothie it out before hand
Wpls for chocolate that is not powder form! Do i melt it on heat?
Anyone care to tell me what happened to the milk?????
In thailand we call it Noom!!!!!!
Second time I have used this recipe, and both times have produced a lovely and chocolate deliciousness that my dad and non rave about! My dad’s favorite is chocolate cake and chocolate frosting. We have a winner! Thank you for sharing.
Pls! How long does de frosting last
If you’re using fresh milk and butter then it’ll last about a week in the fridge in an airtight container.