Make chocolate frosting without powdered sugar with this boiled fudge-like icing. Spread icing on a completely cooled cake.
Ingredients
- white sugar: 1 cup
- unsweetened cocoa powder: 0.5 cup
- milk: 0.25 cup
- butter: 0.25 cup
- vanilla extract: 1 tsp
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Stages of cooking
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Combine sugar, cocoa powder, milk, butter, and vanilla in a saucepan. Bring to a rolling boil, stirring constantly; cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat.
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Beat icing with an electric mixer until mixture cools and thickens to spreading consistency, about 3 minutes.
