Chocolate Icing Recipes

Chocolate is a favorite ingredient in many food recipes due to its smooth, rich and mysterious flavor. It goes well with many other flavors. It can be used to prepare a variety of exotic dishes. Chocolate icing is one of the most yummy preparations. A sweet, light chocolate icing simply makes your light, fluffy cakes taste great. Here are some delicious chocolate icing recipes to tempt your taste buds. You can try different variations using other ingredients, such as dry instant coffee, orange juice, peanut or honey butter.

Chocolate Icing

Ingredients
2 Tbsp cocoa
2 Tbsp milk
3 Tbsp margarine or butter
1-1/3 cups confectioner's sugar
½ Tsp vanilla

Preparation
In a small bowl, mix together cocoa, margarine or butter, milk and vanilla. Then, add half of the sugar to this mixture. Mix it well. Then, add rest of the sugar to obtain the desired consistency, so that icing will spread well on the cake. Spread the chocolate icing on cooled cake.

Easy Chocolate Icing

Ingredients
2 Tbsp cocoa
1 Cup sugar
¼ Cup milk
1 Stick butter

Preparation
Sift together cocoa and sugar. Then, add butter. Bring this mixture to rolling boil. Boil it only for one minute. Then, add 1 tsp of vanilla. Pour this mixture into a small mixing bowl and beat until it becomes spreadable.

Chocolate Amaretto Icing Recipe

Ingredients
4½ Tsp cocoa butter
1½ Cups powdered sugar
4½ Tsp hot coffee
4½ Tsp Amaretto Liqueur
3 Tbsp butter
1 Dash of salt

Preparation
First, in a mixing bowl, combine together powdered sugar, cocoa butter, hot coffee and Amaretto liqueur. Then, add butter and salt. Mix it well. Beat well, until it becomes smooth. Now, your chocolate frosting is ready. Spread it on cooled cake.

Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients
½ Cup cocoa powder
250 gms Cream cheese
¾ Cup icing sugar
1 Tbsp vanilla extract

Preparation
Bring the cream cheese to room temperature. Beat it well using an electric mixer, until it becomes smooth and soft. Add sifted cocoa, icing sugar and vanilla extract. Mix it well, until it becomes fluffy and light. You can use this frosting to provide a chocolate cream layer through the center and for cake decorating.

Chocolate Banana Frosting Recipe

Ingredients
3 Squares unsweetened chocolate
2 Cups powdered sugar
¼ Cup butter, softened
1½ Tsp milk
1 Medium mashed banana
½ Tsp vanilla

Preparation
Melt the chocolate and cool it. Beat together powdered sugar and butter. Add melted chocolate to this mixture. Then, add mashed banana and vanilla. Mix it well. Then, add enough milk to obtain the spreading consistency.

Chocolate Chip Icing Recipe

Ingredients
6 Ounces chocolate chips
1 Cup sugar
1/3 Cup milk
3 Tbsp butter

Preparation
In a saucepan, combine together sugar, butter and milk and heat over medium heat. Keep stirring constantly, until it melts. Bring it to boil for about 1 minute, still stirring. Then, remove the mixture from heat. Then, add chocolate chips and stir, until it completely melts. Spread this frosting on cooled cake.