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Quick Fudge Icing

SUBMITTED BY: Janice Reesman

"Easy, quick, and good."
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Original recipe yield: 1 cup
    
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INGREDIENTS

  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 5 tablespoons shortening
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

DIRECTIONS

  1. In a saucepan combine sugar, cocoa, milk, shortening, and salt. Bring mixture to a rolling boil, stirring constantly for 2 minutes.
  2. Remove from heat and add vanilla and continue beating until frosting starts to thicken slightly. The frosting will be real creamy.
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Reviewed on Mar. 29, 2007 by Welsh Girl
Worked out why this icing turned out grainy for me. It's essential that all the sugar is dissolved BEFORE it comes to the boil, so keep on a low heat then when sugar's all gone increase heat to medium. Hope this helps.

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Reviewed on Jun. 11, 2003 by CHILD_CHEF
DO NOT MAKE THIS RECIPE! IT IS HORRIBLE FOR LAYER CAKES AND REALLY BAD FOR SHEET CAKES! IT MIGHT WORK WELL FOR A GLAZE, BUT AS IT COOLS THE GRAINS OF SUGAR BEGIN TO SHAPE AGAIN, MAKING IT GRITTY AND UN-SMOOTH. I DO NOT RECOMEND MAKING THIS BECAUSE IT WAS EXTREMLY DIFFICULT TO SPREAD!

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Reviewed on Oct. 28, 2006 by LillysMom
The key is letting it completely cool. THEN it will be creamy. You can use it before as a drizzle. I used butter instead of shortening. Seemed healthier (if there could be such a thing as a 'healthy' frosting).

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NUTRITION INFORMATION

Servings Per Recipe: 8

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 179

  • Total Fat: 8.5g
  • Cholesterol: < 1mg
  • Sodium: 54mg
  • Total Carbs: 26.6g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 0.7g
  • Protein: 0.7g

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