Easy Homemade Chocolate Frosting

Need to whip up something quick for a sweet tooth craving or perhaps a loved one’s birthday? Easy Homemade Chocolate Frosting is quick, rich, and creamy with the perfect amount of chocolate flecks throughout.

Easy Homemade Chocolate Frosting is perfect to go with your favorite cake mix; however, yellow cake mix will help cut the richness of this frosting. You’ll be amazed how easy this recipe is to turn your store bought cake mix into the perfect homemade cake.

Chocolate Flecks

I think it’s safe to say we all have a boxed cake mix in our pantry waiting to satisfy a sweet tooth or make for a loved one’s birthday. One way I love to turn that generic cake into a real crowd pleaser is to make a easy homemade chocolate frosting. Keep reading to find out how to transform your cake into something that will be remembered.

The best thing I find about this easy homemade chocolate frosting is that there is a surprise of chocolate flecks all throughout the frosting. You won’t have to worry about searching for a hidden gem of chocolate flecks because there will be multiple in every bite. My husband and I tend to search for those hidden chocolate chips when we buy muffins or a cheesecake from the store. When we find it, it’s like hitting the jackpot.

Staple Ingredients

Now there are endless possibilities on how to serve this homemade chocolate frosting. Obviously cake is the most common item to think about, but there are also cupcakes, as well as using it as a dip for graham crackers or fruit. Or really amp your child’s sensory time up with imagining the frosting as “mud” for a construction site with their tractors and excavators. They will be in heaven.

• Butter
• Sweetened Cocoa Powder with Chocolate Flecks
• Powdered Sugar
• Milk
• Vanilla Extract

If you are finding your frosting to be too thin, add extra powder sugar and if it seems too thick, add a splash or two of milk. Just be careful to only add a little at a time to find your perfect consistency.

The Secret to a Smooth Frosting

There are a few key components you’ll want to do to achieve a smooth frosting. I like to make my cake the day before or at least earlier in the day to allow my cake to cool completely, wrap each cake layer in saran wrap and place it in the freezer. This is the main secret to a smooth frosting. If you try to frost a cake when it’s slightly warm or even just room temperature, more times than not, your cake will crumble some while frosting. When the cake has had time to harden up by freezing some, you will be able to frost with ease.

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Get ready to wow your loved ones with stepping away from a store bought frosting and whipping up a rich and creamy easy homemade chocolate frosting in minutes. Please leave a review below and let me know how much you enjoyed it. Just make sure to have a glass of milk ready to pair perfectly with the richness.

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Easy Homemade Chocolate Frosting

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Easy Homemade Chocolate Frosting is quick, rich, and creamy with the perfect amount of chocolate flecks throughout.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 Cup Butter, softened
• 1 Cup Sweetened Cocoa Powder
• 4-5 Cups Powdered Sugar (see notes)
• 1/4 Cup of Milk
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• Toppings: Mini chocolate chips

Instructions

1

Mix the butter and cocoa together until combined.

2

Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time, mixing between each cup.

3

Add in milk and vanilla extract until all combined.

4

Pairs perfectly with 1 box of yellow cake mix and mini chocolate chips.

Notes

Start with 4 cups of powdered sugar, may need 1 additional cup depending on consistency of frosting.