Chocolate Sauce or Frosting

"Adopted from the recipezaar account. Apparently, this is an excellent recipe! I'll be trying it soon!"
 
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photo by Sherri L.
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Ready In:
15mins
Ingredients:
5
Yields:
1.5 cups
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a double boiler or heavy saucepan, melt the butter in the cream, heating until just warm to the touch.
  • Stir in sugar and salt until dissolved.
  • Mix in cocoa powder until well blended.
  • Heat mixture over low heat, stirring continuously until shiny and smooth and hot, but not bubbling.
  • For sauce, serve hot or warm.
  • For frosting, refrigerate until thick enough to spread.
  • May be reheated.

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Reviews

  1. Absolutely divine. I will add just a bit more sugar next time because I like sweeter frosting but truly a great recipe! I made a batch and used some on my kids ice cream sundaes that night and saved the rest to frost cupcakes the next day. You will need to let it warm up on the counter a bit before frosting if you make it in advance, but it doesn't take long. When you taste this you know you are eating homemade frosting. This is equal or better to any bakery or restaurant frosting I've tried!
     
  2. *made this again tonight, 4/16/10. The last time I forgot to sift the cocoa, but it turned out great. This time I remembered and it is 10X creamier & smoother! This is such an elegant frosting, but so simple and quick to make...which is the perfect combination ;) Very good recipe! I, too, was a bit skeptical about it thickening to frosting consistency but it did so just fine after about an hour and a half in the fridge. I loved the texture, smooth and creamy, not gritty like so many other chocolate frosting recipes that use confectioner's sugar. It was the perfect amount for a thin frosting layer on a batch of brownies in a 9X13 pan. If you are looking for a fast, easy and very tasty chocolate frosting recipe, this is it! Thanks a bunch for posting, Courtly!
     
  3. The most amazing chocolate frosting i have ever made or tasted ! I didn use a double boiler jus mixed the cream n butter together n microwaved it for abt 10 seconds just until warm next i added in cocoa n icing sugar n microwaved again for about 25-30 seconds mixed it nicely and after it was refrigerated for sume time it was amazingly thick just like a ganache . The second time i made it i doubled the recipe n used half the butter i got a medium sized bowl full of this frosting . T he amount listed is enough to ice a standard sized cake. Just make sure u sift in the cocoa n sugar (if using icing sugar) before adding it in . When in liquid consistency its the best chocolate sauce for sundaes ! Outstanding recipe!! Thank u so much !
     
  4. Absolutely fantastic! i was skeptical about it reaching frosting consistency, but it did. Delicious as a ganache or frosting. i doubled the recipe to frost a two layer 8 in. cake and had a little left over. i did use soy milk instead of whipped cream. Thanks for the delicious recipe!
     
  5. this is simple, delicious and versatile.....3 of the things I love in a recipe. I frosted some peanut butter brownies with half, and then used the other half as a dip for strawberries and cinnamon pita chips. Perfection!
     
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  1. Absolutely fantastic! i was skeptical about it reaching frosting consistency, but it did. Delicious as a ganache or frosting. i doubled the recipe to frost a two layer 8 in. cake and had a little left over. i did use soy milk instead of whipped cream. Thanks for the delicious recipe!
     

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