Chocolate Fudge Frosting

Whenever I make a cake or cupcakes for my family, this is the frosting that they request. My mom is the worst when it comes to snitching this frosting. One time she went home with an entire container full of this frosting. She ate it  like fudge a spoonful at a time over the next few days. When it is placed in the refrigerator it hardens a little bit and tastes just like chocolate fudge. It is a magical thing to have on hand when you are in need of a chocolate fix.

Chocolate Fudge Frosting

1 C. butter (it must be room temperature or slightly warmer, or it will mess up the chocolate later)
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
3 T. milk
3/4 C. cocoa powder (I prefer dutch cocoa)
1/2 C. melted chocolate (semi-sweet or dark)
3 C. Powdered Sugar

Mix the room temperature butter, vanilla, milk  until it is light and fluffy, which usually takes 1-3 minutes. Then add the cocoa powder slowly until the cocoa powder is completely combined with the liquids and the butter. Then slowly  mix in your melted chocolate. This is where it is imperative that your butter was not cold, because if it is, the melted chocolate will harden and give you little chunks of chocolate. You do not want gritty chocolate frosting.

After the melted chocolate has been fully incorporated into the butter mixture start adding your powdered sugar a little at a time. Once all of the powdered sugar is in you can add a little more milk if you would like to make it thinner consistency. Or you can add more powdered sugar if you want it to be more solid and  fudge like. Spread it on your favorite treat or just eat it by the spoonful. I find I like it with equally chocolaty cake or cupcakes as well as with a good yellow or butter cake.

Enjoy!