World's Best Chocolate Frosting
By
Donna Phillips
@miss_piggy
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I am a chocaholic, and this is the best chocolate frosting I have ever tasted!
Rating:
★★★★★ 5 votes
Comments:
Serves:
3-layer cake
Prep:
15 Min
Method:
No-Cook or Other
Ingredients
- 4 oz
- unsweetened chocolate, broken up
- 1/2 c
- shortening
- 1/2 c
- (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 1/4 c
- sour cream
- 1/3 c
- milk
- 2 tsp
- vanilla extract
- 1/4 tsp
- salt
- 1 box
- powdered sugar
- 1/2 c
- unsweetened cocoa powder
How to Make World's Best Chocolate Frosting
- 1In a microwave-safe glass bowl, melt chocolate in microwave on HIGH for 1 minute. Stir until smooth. Set aside.
- 2Beat shortening, butter, sour cream, milk, vanilla, salt, 1 cup of the powdered sugar, and the cocoa powder in a medium-size bowl until creamy. Gradually beat in remaining powdered sugar and melted chocolate until smooth.
- 3FOR 3 LAYER CAKE: Place a cake layer on pedestal. Spread with about 2/3 cup frosting. Top with second layer; spread with about 2/3 cup more frosting. Top with remaining layer. Frost top and side with remaining frosting. Garnish with chocolate curls and berries if desired.
