Chocolate Frosting (Icing) for Cake
Cuisine: Indian
Author: EasyRecipes .
Prep time: 5 mins
Cook time: 5 mins
Total time: 10 mins
Take your chocolate cake, vanilla cake or marble cake to the next level with this smooth and rich chocolate frosting (icing) recipe. A few ingredients and a few minutes will leave you wondering why you’ve been using store bought frosting.
Ingredients
  • Heavy Whipping Cream – ½ cup + 2 Tbsp
  • Sour Cream – 2 Tbsp
  • Instant Coffee – ½ tsp
  • Unsalted Butter – 4 Tbsp (1/2 stick)
  • Sugar – ¾ cup
  • Salt – pinch
  • Unsweetened Cocoa Powder – ½ cup + 2 Tbsp
  • Vanilla Extract – 1 tsp
Instructions
  1. In a mixing bowl, whisk together Heavy Whipping Cream, Sour Cream and Instant Coffee. Keep aside.
  2. In a sauce pan, melt Butter on medium heat.
  3. While continuously stirring, add Sugar, Salt and Cocoa Powder. Mixture should be thick and crumbly.
  4. Slowly add Whipping Cream mixture and keep stirring until smooth and sugar has dissolved. Do not boil.
  5. Turn off the stove and add Vanilla Extract. Mix well.
  6. Remove frosting into a different bowl and allow to cool completely. It may be kept in the fridge for faster cooling.
  7. Frost completely cooled cakes with completely cooled frosting.
  8. Any remaining frosting can be stored in the fridge in a tightly sealed container for up to 1 week.
Recipe by Mithila.net at http://www.mithila.net/deserts/chocolate-frosting-icing-for-cake-1310.html