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Easy dark chocolate fudge frosting for cake recipes, cupcakes, and more! This chocolate fudge icing with cocoa powder, bittersweet chocolate, and a hint of coffee is the only old fashioned chocolate fudge frosting you need!
Servings: 20
Calories: 171kcal
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Ingredients
- ⅔ cup (158 ml) heavy cream
- 10 oz (283 g) bittersweet chocolate - chopped
- ¾ cup (170 g) salted butter - cold, cubed
- ¾ cup (90 g) powdered sugar
- ¼ teaspoon (0.3 g) espresso powder
- 1 tablespoon (5 g) unsweetened cocoa powder - preferably Dutch-process
- 2 teaspoon (10 ml) vanilla extract
Instructions
- Heat heavy cream in a saucepan over medium heat until it is hot, but not boiling. You'll begin to see little bubbles forming around the edges of the pan.⅔ cup heavy cream
- Reduce heat to low. Sift in cocoa powder, powdered sugar, and espresso powder. Whisk well until fully combined and smooth.¾ cup powdered sugar, ¼ teaspoon espresso powder, 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- Add in chopped chocolate and cubed butter. Stir until melted and mixture is smooth. Stir in vanilla extract.10 oz bittersweet chocolate, ¾ cup salted butter, 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Pour mixture into a heatproof bowl and cover with plastic wrap so that it is touching the top of the mixture -- this way it won't develop a film on top.
- Let frosting cool at room temperature for around 45 minutes -- less for a thinner frosting, and more for a thicker frosting. If necessary, you can pop it in the fridge for as long as necessary to thicken it up.
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Notes
Servings: This recipe makes enough chocolate fudge frosting to frost a single layer 8-inch or 9-inch cake, a Bundt cake, or 12 cupcakes. If you double the recipe, it's enough for a two-or three layer 8-inch cake, a two-layer 9-inch cake, or 24 cupcakes.
Update: Based on reader experiences with the frosting coming out too liquidy, I did some testing and increased the chocolate and powdered sugar measurements.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 serving | Calories: 171 kcal | Carbohydrates: 10 g | Protein: 1 g | Fat: 14 g | Saturated Fat: 9 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4 g | Trans Fat: 0.3 g | Cholesterol: 28 mg | Sodium: 58 mg | Potassium: 79 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 8 g | Vitamin A: 335 IU | Vitamin C: 0.05 mg | Calcium: 15 mg | Iron: 1 mg
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