Dark Chocolate Frosting (Martha Stewart)

Recipe Rating:	(25)
Categories:	Cakes, Chocolate
Serves:	5 cups

Ingredients

	1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon unsweetened dutch-process cocoa powder read more at marthastewart.com: dark chocolate frosting - martha stewart recipes
	1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon boiling water
	2 1/4 cups (4 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature read more at marthastewart.com: dark chocolate frosting - martha stewart recipes Visit GoBoldWithButter.com
	1/4 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
	1/4 teaspoon salt
	1 1/2 pounds best-quality semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled read more at marthastewart.com: dark chocolate frosting - martha stewart recipes

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malinda sargent

Lightly Salted

ARLINGTON, TX (pop. 365,438)

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Member Since Dec 2010

malinda's Notes:
http://www.marthastewart.com/recipe/dark-chocolate-frosting

This recipe, which accompanies Candied-Hazelnut Cupcakes, is from "Martha Stewart's Cupcakes."

Directions

Combine cocoa and the boiling water, stirring until cocoa has dissolved. With an electric mixer on medium-high speed, beat butter, confectioners' sugar, and salt until pale and fluffy. Reduce speed to low. Add melted and cooled chocolate, beating until combined and scraping down sides of bowl as needed. Beat in the cocoa mixture. If not using immediately, frosting can be refrigerated up to 5 days, or frozen up to 1 month, in an airtight container. Before using, bring to room temperature, and beat on low speed until smooth again.

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3 comments on "Dark Chocolate Frosting (Martha Stewart)"

jan napolitano basilbaby

Apr 20, 2012

I tried this recipe for my husbands birthday cake lastnight and I just wanted to let people know it was NOT good at all. It tasted like butter with a little chocolate in it. I dont know if it was posted wrong or not but I had questions about the measurements before I even began. 4 and a half sticks of butter to 1/4 cup of confectioners sugar? I even had to add more confectioners sugar and it didnt help. Usually recipes for butter based frosings only exceed 2 sticks(and thats alot) for one cake? Im sorry to be the one to post this , but I thought you would want to know before you ruin a whole cake with this frosting. Especially a birthday cake like I did. Martha missed the mark with this one.