This chocolate icing uses butter and brown sugar with plenty of confectioners’ sugar for a quick frosting for your cake.
Original recipe makes 2 cups
Ingredients
4 tablespoons butter
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
- In a saucepan, melt butter and brown sugar over medium heat. Stir until sugar is dissolved, then add milk. Bring to a boil and remove from heat.
- Sift together cocoa and confectioners sugar. Blend into butter mixture and add vanilla. If consistency is too stiff, add more milk.
- Spread Quickly over cooled cake, as frosting will set up very fast.
Nutrition
Calories: 157 kcal
Carbohydrates: 29.2 g
Cholesterol: 12 mg
Fat: 4.8 g
Fiber: 0.2 g
Protein: 0.3 g
Sodium: 37 mg