Mama Bill's Kitchen

Chocolate Icing Recipe

Name: Chocolate Icing
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: American Expat
Ingredients: 10.25 grams (1/8 cup) Cocoa powder, unsweetened.; 125.00 grams (1 cup) Powdered Sugar.; 42.60 grams (3 tbsp) Butter or Margarine, softened.; 30.25 grams (2 tbsp) Whole Milk.; 2.50 ml (1/2 tsp) Vanilla Flavoring (Extract or Essence).; 20.50 grams (1 tbsp) Corn Syrup (optional).

This Chocolate Icing is very easy to make. One cup is enough for a 20 to 23cm (8 to 9 inch) round or square cake, or about 30 cupcakes.

Difficulty: Easy.

Prep time: 5 minutes.

Servings: 1 cups (plenty for a Boston Cream Pie or 12 Cupcakes).

Ingredients

10.25 grams (1/8 cup) Cocoa powder, unsweetened. This makes "light" flavored icing. For medium flavor, multiply by 2, and for "dark" flavor multiply by 3.
125.00 grams (1 cup) Powdered Sugar.
42.60 grams (3 tbsp) Butter or Margarine, softened.
30.25 grams (2 tbsp) Whole Milk. You can substitute water here if necessary.
2.50 ml (1/2 tsp) Vanilla Flavoring (Extract or Essence).
20.50 grams (1 tbsp) Corn Syrup (optional).

Preparation

In one bowl, combine the Cocoa Powder and Sugar.
In a separate bowl, cream together the Butter and half of the Cocoa Powder/Sugar mixture.
Slowly blend in a little of the remaining Cocoa Powder/Sugar mixture and some of the Milk in a few steps, beating to a spreadable consistency.
Blend in Vanilla Flavoring.
For a glossier icing, blend in the optional Corn Syrup.
Chill until ready to use.

Nutrition

Amount per 115 gram serving
Calories	435 calories
Total Fat	181 g
Sodium	38 mg

References

Image thanks to Flickr user Stephanie Chapman (Attribution Generic License 2.0). This image was cropped from the original.