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Glossy Chocolate Frosting

27 reviews
Test Kitchen Approved
Total Time

Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

Makes

1-1/4 cups

Updated: Jun. 07, 2022
The original recipe for this thick chocolate frosting was my grandmother's. I lightened it up, but it still has all of the original's taste. —Melissa Wentz, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Glossy Chocolate Frosting
Glossy Chocolate Frosting Recipe photo by Taste of Home
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Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • Sugar substitute equivalent to 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup baking cocoa
  • 3 tablespoons cornstarch
  • 1 cup cold water
  • 4-1/2 teaspoons butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Directions

  1. In a saucepan, combine the sugar, sugar substitute, cocoa and cornstarch. Add water and stir until smooth. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1 minute or until thickened. Remove from the heat; stir in butter and vanilla until smooth. Spread over cupcakes or cake while frosting is still warm.
Editor's Note: Recipe makes enough to frost 12 cupcakes or the top of a 13-inch x 9-inch cake. This recipe was tested with Splenda No Calorie Sweetener.

Nutrition Facts

4 teaspoon: 54 calories, 1g fat (1g saturated fat), 3mg cholesterol, 12mg sodium, 11g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.