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Two stacked fudgy Brownie Frosting recipe topped with creamy chocolate frosting on a marble surface

Brownie Frosting Recipe

This fudgy, chocolate-forward Brownie Frosting Recipe sets in 30 minutes, stays perfect for 4 days, and nails the balance between rich flavor and smooth texture thanks to one key step: blooming cocoa powder in butter for 90 seconds.
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Course: Baking, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Brownie frosting recipe with chocolate chips, Brownie frosting recipe without cocoa powder, Brownie frosting recipe without powdered sugar, Frosting for brownies that hardens, Simple brownie frosting recipe, Vanilla brownie frosting recipe
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Cooling Time: 3 minutes
Total Time: 13 minutes
Servings: 12
Calories: 190kcal
Cost: $6

Equipment

  • 1 Medium saucepan (2-quart works perfectly)
  • 1 Whisk (Balloon whisk preferred)
  • 1 Rubber spatula (For scraping the bowl clean)
  • 1 Offset spatula (For smooth spreading (a butter knife can sub in))

Ingredients

  • ½ cup Unsalted butter
  • ⅓ cup Dutch-process cocoa - Bloomed in butter for flavor depth
  • 3 cups Powdered sugar - Sifted if lumpy
  • ⅓ cup Whole milk - Can sub with cream or almond milk
  • 1 teaspoon Pure vanilla extract
  • 1 pinch Salt - Enhances flavor
  • ⅛ teaspoon Espresso powder - Optional adds depth to chocolate flavor

Instructions

  • In a medium saucepan over medium-low heat, melt the unsalted butter completely.
    Melting butter with cocoa powder in a saucepan on the stove to make chocolate frosting.
  • Add cocoa powder into hot butter and whisk for 90 seconds until glossy.
    Pouring milk into a saucepan while whisking smooth chocolate frosting mixture on a stovetop.
  • Remove from heat and whisk in powdered sugar in three batches.
  • Whisk in milk gradually, then stir in vanilla, salt, and espresso powder.
    Rich chocolate frosting being spread over a freshly baked brownie slab on parchment paper with a spatula
  • Let the frosting cool for 3 minutes before pouring.
    Close-up of a single thick brownie square topped with a generous swirl of glossy chocolate frosting.

Notes

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

Nutrition

Serving: 35g | Calories: 190kcal (10%) | Carbohydrates: 30g (10%) | Protein: 0.6g (1%) | Fat: 9g (14%) | Saturated Fat: 5.5g (34%) | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2.5g | Trans Fat: 23g | Cholesterol: 40mg (13%) | Sodium: 80mg (3%) | Potassium: 1mg | Fiber: 28g (117%) | Sugar: 220g (244%) | Calcium: 18mg (2%) | Iron: 0.6mg (3%)
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