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The Best Homemade Chocolate Frosting

Published: Aug 27, 2016 · Modified: Jul 31, 2019 · This post may contain affiliate links. · 2 Comments

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This is absolutely THE BEST Homemade Chocolate Frosting Recipe EVER! Plus you can make it dairy free! This is a must have recipe!This is absolutely THE BEST Homemade Chocolate Frosting Recipe EVER! Plus you can make it dairy free! This is a must have recipe!

When you set out in the world on your own there are a few things you should know. You should know how to make basic dishes like pasta, you should know how to fry an egg or make pancakes, and most importantly, you should know how to make a decadent chocolate frosting. This is absolutely THE BEST Homemade Chocolate Frosting Recipe EVER!

I love chocolate frosting for many reasons. It is good on just about any kind of cake or cookie. It’s even fabulous on brownies. This chocolate frosting plus this Emergency Cake Mix is just a dangerous combo. You can pretty much slather this on anything at it will be the best thing you have ever eaten. 😉

This is absolutely THE BEST Homemade Chocolate Frosting Recipe EVER! Plus you can make it dairy free! This is a must have recipe!

I made this dairy free, but you can totally use real butter and real milk if dairy isn’t an issue in your house.

You just melt the butter (or dairy free substitute), stir in the cocoa powder, then mix in the powdered sugar and milk. Whip it with a hand mixer or whisk until smooth. Y’all.  That is it!

This is absolutely THE BEST Homemade Chocolate Frosting Recipe EVER! Plus you can make it dairy free! This is a must have recipe!

Like I said, this is so good on anything, but it is pretty much the best thing ever on top of cupcakes!

This is absolutely THE BEST Homemade Chocolate Frosting Recipe EVER! Plus you can make it dairy free! This is a must have recipe!

The Best Homemade Chocolate Frosting

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Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup cocoa powder
  • 1/2 cup butter (melted)
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Mix the cocoa powder with melted butter.
  • Once mixed use a whisk or hand mixer and beat in powdered sugar, milk, and vanilla until smooth.
  • Should be perfect but if your frosting is too runny add some more powdered sugar, or if it is too thick mix in a tablespoon more milk.Dairy Free
  • Use dairy free butter substitute and dairy free milk of choice.
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This is absolutely THE BEST Homemade Chocolate Frosting Recipe EVER! Plus you can make it dairy free! This is a must have recipe!


Amanda Carlisle

Amanda is a busy mom of 3 that is constantly on the lookout for shortcuts to add more happiness to the day. She loves creating recipes, printables, DIY, and sharing family fun tips with you.

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  1. Megha

    August 02, 2017 at 12:17 pm

    Sounds delicious. Can you please recommend a dairy free butter for this recipe?

    Thanks much,
    Megha

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    • Amanda @ A Few Short Cuts

      August 05, 2017 at 10:06 am

      Hi Megha, YES! Earth Balance makes a dairy free butter stick that is great for this. Also in a pinch you could use Butter Flavored Crisco and it works great too!

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