Reviewed: Jan. 1, 2012

The flavor was good for me, but not chocolatey enough for my hubby. I also had some weird lumps in my finished product, which I'm sure was the cornstarch. Next time I might try mixing the cornstarch with the water really well, and then adding the remaining ingredients. Thanks for the recipe, it was just about perfect for me!

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B. Robinson

Reviewed: Jul. 16, 2011

Great frosting, but use boiling water and add to dry ingredients to speed up the cooking/thickening process

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Kathleen

Reviewed: May 12, 2011

Loved this recipe, it was so simple!! I used brown sugar and butterscotch chipits(had no white sugar or chocolate) The color was golden and it wasn't too sweet at all, just nice!! I love recipes from scratch and plan on using this over and over!

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irish

Home Town: Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

Reviewed: Mar. 20, 2011

I used this to frost Brookes bombshell brownies from this site. I looked Amazing but I wasn't to fond of the taste. I thought it was super sweet and not to chocolatey, I may try this recipe again...but with some adjustments to the sugar and cocoa.

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Jog Dish

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 6, 2011

This was awesome! I made it exactly as is, although next time I will decrease the sugar to 3/4 cup as it was a little too sweet for me. I could have eaten the entire bowl with a spoon. I used it to frost an angel food cake and it was the perfect consistency to drip down the sides. I also added some fresh raspberries and it was a total winner.

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Vix the Girl

Home Town: Whistler, British Columbia, Canada

Reviewed: Dec. 29, 2010

If it takes long for it to thicken increase heat to medium, it thickens immediately after it starts boiling. I added the vanilla and butter from the beginning (misread the directions), and it still turned out delicious. It really has the consistency of a pudding, so you could use it for filling a cake too, not only for icing. Unlike other commenters, my husband found this to be a bit on the sweet side, so I would adjust sugar to your liking. Thanks for the recipe!

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Caramela

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Palo Alto, California, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 10, 2010

This tasted okay, but it was a little sweet for me (I know that is easy to adjust).

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Marla

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2010

all I can say is yummy

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jazemalyn

Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2009

Wonderful, this really has the consistency of pudding. I used semi-sweet chocolate chips and added less sugar. I didn't have any problems with the thickening, but I used medium heat instead of low because it was taking forever to boil. If you do that just make sure you stir constantly so it doesn't burn. Also... this would make excellent vegan pudding for anyone interested :)

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onlycallisto

Reviewed: May 27, 2009

This frosting was great. Took a while to thicken up and the bakers chocolate looked quite funny during the cooking process but it all came together in the end. I will be using recipe for many many cakes in my future. Also I used Orange extract instead of vanilla (I had run out), and the citrus flavor really added to the chocolate flavor.

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