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Chocolate Fudge Buttercream Frosting

By: Debra Steward

"Easy and creamy chocolate fudge frosting. Tastes heavenly. Use on cooled devil's food cake for a death by chocolate experience."

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Original Recipe Yield 3 cups

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup shortening
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 cup hot fudge topping
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

Cream together the butter or margarine with the shortening.
Sift the cocoa with the confectioners' sugar and add to the creamed mixture. Mix together adding 1 tablespoon at a time of milk to keep mixture smooth. Don't add more than 1/4 cup of milk.
Add the hot fudge topping and the vanilla extract. Blend until smooth and creamy.

Nutritional Information

Amount Per Serving Calories: 218 | Total Fat: 11.6g | Cholesterol: 15mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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Reviewed on May 14, 2004 by ARTBABE

I substituted 1/2 T half & half for the milk, and used about 2/3C of Nutella instead of the...

Reviewed on Jun. 18, 2006 by cookiequeen

I really was a little skeptical about trying this using the hot fudge topping as an...

Reviewed on Oct. 13, 2003 by LTLBITZ

Excellent Frosting, very creamy. However...I omitted the fudge toppping (I did not have any...

Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2006 by Jennifer

I have been searching for a chocolate frosting recipe for over 4 years now. Every recipe I...

Reviewed on Jan. 24, 2004 by JADEDPLASTIC

You absolutely must make this frosting! It is one of the most scrumptious chocolate frostings...

Reviewed on Oct. 5, 2010 by naples34102

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Beautiful frosting, creamy smooth and fudgey, but I would caution that it's evident this will...

Reviewed on May 30, 2006 by KATHIEY

Prepared a B-Day cake for Dad using the Hershey Chocolate Cake Recipe and this frosting. The...

Reviewed on Jan. 20, 2005 by ANGELFOODBABE

A very excellent chocolate buttercream frosting! I use Hershey's Hot Fudge Topping. You must...

Reviewed on Mar. 22, 2007 by Tammy

I loved this recipe. The only changes I made was I used 2 and a 1/2 cup of confectioner sugar...

Reviewed on Oct. 13, 2003 by EPHS

I am a caterer, I used this on a chocolate pound cake to create a birthday cake for a...

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