“A great alternative for greasy frosting. This recipe is really more like whipped cream, but still has that great frosting taste!” - by PURPLEMAGGOT
Ingredients
Adjust Servings
Original recipe yields 1 cup
Directions
- Pour the heavy cream into a medium bowl, and whip with an electric mixer. Add sugar, vanilla and cocoa powder; whip until stiff and spreadable. Refrigerate until needed.
Nutrition
Amount Per Serving (2 total)
- Calories
- 331 cal
- 17%
- Fat
- 23.1 g
- 36%
- Carbs
- 33.2 g
- 11%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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Reviews (45)
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"This frosting is incredible! It's so easy to make too. Definitely double it. I chilled my bowl and beater for the heavy cream added the vanilla while beating it. In a separate bowl I mixed the coc..." See moreoa and dark brown sugar. As I was whipping the cream I kept adding that to the mixture. It's very easy to work with and it's not overly sweet."
eri-chan
"This recipe is PERFECT. I have never liked heavy, sugary buttercream frostings (or the stuff you get from the store in a can) and this is exactly the kind of frosting I love - light, fluffy, and not t..." See moreo sweet. I did double the recipe to fully frost my 9"layer cake (outside only, not filling, though I had a bit extra so I probably could've filled it too) and I also stabilized it by adding a teaspoon of gelatin that had been dissolved in 1/4 cup of water in the microwave after whipping. Wonderful! I'll be using this again :)"
empearls
"Awesome frosting! I did not think it was chocolately enough and so I melted 4 squares of 70% dark chocolate and whipped it in after I had tasted the original product. I doubled the recipe because I ..." See morelayered two 9x13 cakes and it was just enough to frost the outside (nothing extra for the filling). I really like the texture - very smooth and not at all grainy."
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