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Old-Fashioned Southern Chocolate Frosting
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- MAKES
- 1 1/2 cups
- CHILL TIME
- 30 Min
- COOK TIME
- 10 Min
Our Old-Fashioned Southern Chocolate Frosting is a glossy frosting that's perfect for topping cakes that you want to fancy up with decorating gel.
What You'll Need
- 1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
- 1 (5-ounce) can evaporated milk
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 (1-ounce) squares unsweetened chocolate
- 1 1/4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
What to Do
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In a small saucepan, combine butter, evaporated milk, granulated sugar, and chocolate squares. Cook over medium-low heat until chocolate has melted and mixture has come to a low boil, stirring frequently. Reduce heat to low and cook 4 to 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
- Remove from heat and add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; mix well. Chill 30 minutes to thicken before using.
Notes
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This isn't like traditional frosting; it's more of a cross between a glaze and a thick icing.
- Want even more frosting recipes? Check out our collection of Homemade Frosting Recipes: 14 Frosting Recipes for Cakes, Cupcakes, and More.
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Dendi
Nov 16, 2015
Think there is a typo with the butter amount. It says 1/4 C. (1 stick). 1/4 C. is actually 1/2 stick of butter.
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peach1
Oct 09, 2013
Did you use evaporated milk or condensed milk? Condensed milk will definitely make it sickly sweet.
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Test Kitchen Team
Oct 10, 2013
We use evaporated milk in this recipe. Condensed milk would be way too sweet.
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dcook2002 2251583
Mar 03, 2013
Never can get too sweet or too much chocolate!
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rosebud3918
Feb 07, 2013
This is much too sweet. No one in my house can eat it. We had to scrape it off the cake so we could at least enjoy the cake itself.
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meatandtaters
Sep 29, 2014
Y'all must be yankees. This is the filling you have to use to make 7 to 14 layer cakes because the layers are too thin for spread type frosting. It's all we used when I was a child.
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dorislinda 9170483
Nov 14, 2015
So, who is making layer cakes? They show the recipe photo with the icing on a pound cake. In my opinion, it's really a glaze , not a frosting. Yes, I am a Yankee!
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