NEVER FAIL CHOCOLATE CHIP
FROSTING
 
1/4 cup (1/2 stick) butter
1/4 cup milk
1 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup chocolate chips
1 tsp. vanilla

Bring butter, milk and sugar to a boil, add chocolate chips and vanilla. Beat until cool.

This will frost a 9x13-inch cake.

recipe reviews
Never Fail Chocolate Chip Frosting
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 B. Penny (Maine) says:
This was the perfect lifesaver for an icing to go with my eclair cake (which is just graham crackers layered with vanilla pudding). It was so quick and easy to make in a pinch - and the ingredients are common and normally in my cupboard anyway!
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 Cassie (Arizona) says:
I thought this was amazing, but I am curious, do you think you could do the same with white chocolate chips?
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 Carol (California) says:
I made this exactly as the recipe stated and it turned out wonderful... I needed frosting for a Boston Creme pie. It made a nice think layer of frosting for an 8-inch round. I think beating it until cool was the secret to the creamy texture. To frost the sides of a round, you will need to double the recipe. Yummy!
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 Gail Rehor (North Carolina) says:
Best frosting recipe ever!!
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 Nicole (California) says:
I used a mix of chocolate and mint chips, AWESOME!!
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 Patrycja (Illinois) says:
It's chunky. But it still tasted good and i used white and dark chips, and it turned out like caramel. Ok recipe!
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 Sarah (California) says:
I followed the directions to a "T" except that I used organic powdered sugar. At first I though it was too runny, but as it cooled further it developed more of a fudgy texture. It was OK. I used milk chocolate, maybe it would have been better with semi-sweet or dark? It seemed to be a little too overly sweet and not as rich. I will try this one again with some tweaking.
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 Jessica (Colorado) says:
I substituted a half of a large Hershey chocolate bar for the chocolate chips. I also used powder sugar and added an additional half cup of powdered sugar.
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 Char (Alaska) says:
mmmmm, quick easy and delicious! mimics "Texas Sheet cake" frosting - love it!
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 Cboisseau (Michigan) says:
Awesome recipe! It seemed too sweet so I added a few tbsp. of cocoa powder to make it more chocolatey and thicker. So easy and I like that it's all-natural! This would be great for any dessert.
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 Lana (Missouri) says:
Perfect!!! It's my husband's birthday tomorrow and our 6 year old daughter made this with a little supervision and a lot of love! We used evaporated milk, 1/2 & 1/2 sugars, and semi-sweet chips. There was enough for our triple chocolate cake and for us to taste test 10 times! :) great recipe!!
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 Robin (Indiana) says:
Wow!! This was perfect. My husband is so picky about chocolate and sceptical about frostings, but he actually loved this one! I used confectioners sugar and Ghirdellis semi sweet choc chips. Made the perfect amount for a 9x13 pan - no left overs.
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 Dee (Indiana) says:
This was my first time making frosting on a stove so I was nervous about burning it. Thankfully, it didn't burn and tastes a lot like fudge. Pure heaven!
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 Cathy (New York) says:
The best recipe - delicious, easy to make & store. Will never use manufactured frosting again! Can't wait to try more flavors with other chips/extracts.
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 Alice (Virginia) says:
This recipe worked great with plain Silk soy milk and vegan buttery sticks, too. Tastes so rich and creamy that company did not know there was little-to-no milk fat in it!

 

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