Reviewed: Jan. 29, 2008

Very easy to make with ingredients on hand. Good for a quick fix in an emergency. Not my favorite. Tasted more like sugar than chocolate. I'll keep looking.

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Brenda

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Reviewed: Jan. 19, 2008

The flavor is great! The only thing I would change is the process. I measured the powdered sugar and cocoa and sifted them together to avoid lumps. I then melted the butter, and when the butter was melted, I added the sugar and cocoa to the butter in the pan, keeping the heat to low. I added the vanilla and milk and blended it until smooth. I have another recipe that is similar and the frosting thickens as it cools. If it becomes grainy, I heat it a little more and keep stirring until it smoothes out. Then, I frosted the entire cake. It looks beautiful on the cake and tastes great!

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Reviewed: Dec. 8, 2007

I will look for a different recipe next time...the taste was a four, but the texture wasn't pretty when I spread it on my brownies

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Reviewed: Nov. 24, 2007

I wasn't too impressed with this recipe. Firstly, it tastes more like sugar than like chocolate. Second, by using so many dry ingredients before the milk, you get a clumpy mixture that you have to stir endlessly to get smooth. I'd suggest using 1/2 c. cocoa, just 2.5 cups of confectionery sugar and adding the milk alternately with the sugar (you may need more than 2 T.). With all these changes, you get a very good frosting.

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Basg

Cooking Level: Intermediate

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Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2007

rich and delicious

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Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2007

it has a good taste but that was about the only thing that came out good in mine..otherwise it had a very light light color and a bit lumpy.

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Alisha

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Reviewed: Oct. 5, 2007

This recipe is great. It was fast and turned out just right for brownies and cupcakes.

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annette77

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Reviewed: Sep. 30, 2007

I thought it was great. The funny thing is that I didn't finish reading the instructions that it was suppose to be cooked. Well it didn't get cooked and it still a great recipe maybe we will try it cooked next time.

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Glenda

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Reviewed: Aug. 12, 2007

I think I would prefer using this frosting on brownies or maybe cupcakes. First off, it tastes like heaven. It's almost like eating fudge, flavor-wise. The only thing I ran into was that it wasn't enough to frost a two layer cake (I didn't use it for filling or topping, just along the edge of the top and on the sides) and I put a smidge too much milk in, so it kind of wept off the sides a little. No one complained though, and the cake was almost gone when I left. I used it with One Bowl Chocolate Cake III from this site. Thanks for the recipe!

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Eileen in UT

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Reviewed: Jul. 7, 2007

I made two batches of this to cover my daughter's birthday cake. In an effort to make it slightly healthier I made one batch per the recipe and made the 2nd batch with FF I can't believe it's not butter. It was probably a wash as I had to add a little more powdered sugar because that fake butter tends to be watery. The recipe is absolutely delicious and simple. I will definitely make this one again.

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Reviewed: Jul. 2, 2007

This is the perfect frosting for just about anything. I used evaporated milk instead, and I'm pretty sure I used more than a few tablespoons to thin the frosting out. After about 5-6 tablespoons, the consistency was great and I still had some frosting leftover!

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Reviewed: Jun. 21, 2007

I made this to go along with Chocolate Cake II and it was absolutely fantastic. Very rich and creamy, gave me a stomach ache (but that was my fault)...heh. I added 1 1/2 tbs. brewed coffee like one of the reviews said, and I mixed it with the milk to go into the cocoa and sugar mixture. I will definitely use this recipe in the future.

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Reviewed: May 27, 2007

Mmm! It was really good, I was making some chocolate cake and thought, hey what the heck, let's try it!! So, here I am eating chocolate cake and loving it!

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Madeline Marie

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Reviewed: Apr. 27, 2007

This was the perfect frosting for brownies. I made brownies, thought I had the frosting, but someone used it and did not replace it. This was made easily with what I had on hand. Thanks!

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Reviewed: Apr. 9, 2007

This frosting was very easy to make and tastes great. I used to make my mom's recipe that I had to beat by hand (bad childhood memories) for about 20 minutes after you cooked it to get the right consistency. This one took maybe 10 minutes in my kitchenaid mixer.

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Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2007

smooth and creamy

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mirskool

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Reviewed: Mar. 24, 2007

I looked for a chocolate frosting recipe that had ingredients I had on hand, and I ran across this one. It was awesome!

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chiwawa

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Home Town: Jefferson City, Missouri, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 7, 2007

This frosting turned out wonderful. I used it on a cupcake recipe I found here.

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DANIELLE BEATTY

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Reviewed: Feb. 3, 2007

This was a great recipe. I also did not use the full 3.5 cups of sugar I just added till right consistancy and taste. It was very easy and I'll never buy store bought icing again!!

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