Old-Fashioned Chocolate Fudge Frosting

Name: Old-Fashioned Chocolate Fudge Frosting
Yield: Makes Enough for One 2-Layer Cake or One 13-by-9-inch Cake
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: ¼ teaspoon salt; ¼ cup (½ stick) butter; ¼ cup cocoa; ½ cup evaporated milk or half-and-half; ½ cups sugar; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Preparation info

Makes Enough for One 2-Layer Cake or One
13-by-9 inch
Cake

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Southern Cakes

By Nancie McDermott

Published 2007

About

This simple, old-fashioned frosting sets up like fudge and is simple to make. I love this on yellow and white layers for contrast, and on chocolate layers for deep chocolate pleasure.

Ingredients

½ cups sugar
¼ cup cocoa
¼ teaspoon

Method

In a heavy medium saucepan, combine the sugar, cocoa, and salt, and stir or whisk to mix everything well. Add the butter and place over medium heat, stirring to melt the butter and mix everything together into a smooth, brown sauce.

Add the milk, stir well, and bring the frosting to a lively boil, stirring often. Adjust the heat to maintain an active but gentle boil, and cook for 5 minu