Chocolate icing made with real chocolate
A simple, fudgey, delicious chocolate icing recipe made with real chocolate. It's an incredibly easy chocolate frosting recipe with no special equipment needed.
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Servings: 2 cups
Calories: 1581kcal
Ingredients
- 125 ml ½ cup water
- 30 g 1oz dark brown sugar (or regular brown sugar)
- 175 g 6oz unsalted butter, cubed
- 300 g 10oz good-quality dark chocolate, finely chopped
Instructions
- Put the water, dark sugar and butter in a pan over a low heat to melt.
- When the mixture begins to bubble, take the pan off the heat and add the chopped chocolate, swirling the pan so all the chocolate is heated.
- Leave it for a minute or two and then whisk until the icing turns smooth and glossy.
- Leave it for 1-3 hours and whisk every 20-30 minutes until it is thick.
- When the cake has cooled spread it with the fudge icing.
Notes
Note: Try to avoid tasting the icing as it firms. You may find you've accidentally eaten it all it's that good.
Chocolate tip: You can substitute some of the dark chocolate with milk chocolate if you want to make it a little less rich.
Nutrition
Calories: 1581kcal | Carbohydrates: 84g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 135g | Saturated Fat: 82g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 38g | Trans Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 193mg | Sodium: 600mg | Potassium: 1113mg | Fiber: 16g | Sugar: 51g | Vitamin A: 2245IU | Calcium: 145mg | Iron: 18mg
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