Reviewed: Jun. 3, 2009

Used this for my Gluten free Dairy Free cake. it was excellent. thanks

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Reviewed: May 16, 2009

Super Easy, my 5yr old daughter made it in just under 12 mins..we chilled it prior to spreading to get a little better set-up ...we also added a smidge of vanilla ...good stuff...

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Catholicokie

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Reviewed: Apr. 16, 2009

This icing tastes almost exactly like the store-bought icing. A little bit more bitter, but otherwise the same. An excellent chocolate icing for cakes!

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Reviewed: Apr. 9, 2009

This worked pretty well for my cake, my son liked it but my husband said it was too bitter-sweet. I liked how easy it was.

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Reviewed: Mar. 24, 2009

This was very good frosting! I used it to frost the Chocolate Mayonnaise Cake II SUBMITTED BY: Cathy. I did need to use 2 cups of powdered sugar and I used brewed coffee instead of the water to make it less sweet as my cake was a dark chocolate flavor. It also "crusts" up nice so it would be easy to decorate. Other reviews said it didn't make enough for a 9 X 13 cake but the cake I made was only 11 X 7 so I had plenty. Good thing since I ate a tablespoon or two of it before I got it on the cake!!! Checking to see if it was missing anything of course!! Thank you for a great recipe.

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Barb

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Reviewed: Mar. 22, 2009

I used boiling milk as suggested by another reviewer and also added 1 1/2 tsp. Benedictine brandy. As I was frosting Banana Cocoa Bars found elsewhere on Allrecipes I found the amount to be just enough, but if I were using the recipe for a layer cake it would definitely not be enough. I really liked the dark chocolate taste, though and thought it complemented the bars nicely.

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KathleenO

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Reviewed: Mar. 19, 2009

This frosting was very yummy!!! The taste deserves a five but overall it earns a four. The frosting was very pretty and glossy but it took a while to get it to the right consistency. It took way more sugar than called for to make it perfect. I also added just a little bit of vanilla flavoring. Very yummy with chocolate cupcakes. I will never buy frosting from the store again. Thanks for sharing.

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Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2009

Very good, but very dark! adding 1 1/4 tsp heavy cream made it super delicious.

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Reviewed: Mar. 3, 2009

easy and delicious. i used milk in place of the boiling water. loved this frosting.

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Susan

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Reviewed: Feb. 21, 2009

I really dont like this recipe!!!! There wasnt even enough. It just went into big clumps of all the ingredients! I dont like this AT ALL

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Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2009

very, very good! I used Ghiradelli sweet ground chocolate and was worried that it would be too sweet, but I ended up using the full amount of powdered sugar and it was fantastic...I imagine it might not be sweet enough if using unsweetened cocoa...

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Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2009

This stuff is amazing.

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Reviewed: Jan. 27, 2009

Very tasty! I would double the recipe next time, though. It was really a stretch to get the whole cake covered. :)

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Amy P.

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Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2008

Needed frosting in a pinch - and didn't have time to run out. Discovered I had everything on hand, and whipped out the Kitchen Aid mixer. Fabulous recipe!! Creamy, chocolaty, and sweet! So easy to make, I couldn't believe it. Tasted better than premade frosting - didn't have that "plasticky" smell or taste. Will be making my own frosting from now on - think about adding different extracts for new flavors. This should be a staple in everyone's recipe box.

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Reviewed: Dec. 18, 2008

I absolutely love this frosting, it goes great on chocolate cake with white frosting all over and this around mainly for decoration, but all in all I LOVE IT!!!

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Reviewed: Nov. 21, 2008

This was way too strong on the cocoa powder and it was bittersweet as written. I had to add another cup of powdered sugar to tone it down. But then I had to add another 2 T of butter (I used salted) and another T of water. This turned out very rich and very creamy in the end, but that was after my changes. This is a frosting with a lot of body, dense, and filling. I tried to whip it to get it light and fluffy but it wouldn't. It is good though, thanks!

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Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2008

first frosting recipe, easy and tasty.

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Kyle

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Reviewed: Oct. 11, 2008

This was the best chocolate frosting I've ever had! I was enough to frost to whole cake. I will definitely make this again and it was so easy!

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Jessie

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Reviewed: Sep. 29, 2008

This was good, but the flavor was sharp instead of smooth. I added about 1/4 c. of heavy cream and that helped take the bite out of the chocolate. Next time I will try making this with milk chocolate and I think that will help a great deal. It does have a terrific consistancy.

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Reviewed: Sep. 10, 2008

I thought this chocolate frosting was incredible! I was looking for a frosting with very few staple ingredients because I didn't have much in the house. This was perfect and it tasted great! I don't think I need to look for another frosting recipe even when I do have more ingredients!

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