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Chocolate traybake covered in chocolate icing on top of a wire cooling rack with a spoon covered in chocolate in top corner
5Prep Time
12Serves
Easy

Chocolate Fudge Icing

63 Reviews

About the bake

This chocolate fudge frosting recipe not only looks yummy, but it's so simple to make too. Ideal for use in a cake or just on its own! 

5Prep Time
12Serves
Easy

Method

  1. Step 1:

    Melt the dark chocolate with the butter together in a bowl over a pan of simmering water.

  2. Step 2:

    Meanwhile, sieve together the icing sugar and cocoa powder in a separate bowl.

  3. Step 3:

    Once melted, add the icing sugar and cocoa powder gradually to the chocolate mix and beat with an electric mixer.

  4. Step 4:

    Add a touch of milk if a thinner consistency is desired.

  5. Step 5:

    Allow to cool before using as a frosting on a cake.

Ingredients

    • 300g Dark chocolate
    • 150g Unsalted butter (rroom temperature)
    • 100g Silver Spoon Icing Sugar
    • 15g Cocoa powder
    • As needed Milk

Utensils

  • Bowl
  • Saucepan
  • Sieve
  • Electric mixer

Nutritional Information

per 46g
  • 264cal Energy
  • 18g Fat
  • 11g of which Saturates
  • 24g Carbohydrates
  • 23g of which Sugars
  • 1.7g Protein
  • 0g Salt

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