Chocolate Frosting/Icing

By mrsmosey

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup butter, softened (you can use margarine but the flavor will not be the same)
• 2 2/3 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
• 1/3 cup half-and-half cream (can use unwhipped whipping cream in place of half and half) or 1/3 cup milk (can use unwhipped whipping cream in place of half and half)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted (for light)
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted (for medium)
• 3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted (for dark rich)

Details

Servings 1
Preparation time 5mins
Cooking time 5mins
Adapted from food.com

Preparation

Step 1

Directions:

1 Cream the butter in a small bowl.

2 Blend in the cocoa powder (the amount desired for a light, medium or dark flavor), vanilla, confectioners sugar, alternately with the cream.

3 Beat with an electric mixer, until the desired texture is achieved.

4 **NOTE** because of the additional cocoa powder more cream may have to be added in to reach desired consistency.