Mint Chocolate Frosting
Mint chocolate frosting is the perfect topping for homemade chocolate cake. This simple frosting recipe gets its flavor from mint chocolate morsels, cocoa, and peppermint extract.
This recipe goes with Fudge Cake
Yield: Makes 2 cups
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Ingredients
- 3/4 cup mint chocolate morsels
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/3 cup cocoa
- 1/4 cup half-and-half
- 1/4 teaspoon peppermint extract
Preparation
- Microwave morsels in a 1-cup glass measuring cup at HIGH 1 minute or until melted, stirring twice.
- Beat butter and melted morsels at medium speed with an electric mixer until creamy. Add powdered sugar and cocoa; beat until blended. Add half-and-half and peppermint extract; beat until blended.
Mint Chocolate Frosting Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Cakes/Frostings
- CONVENIENCE: Freezable, Kid-Friendly, Quick/Easy, Entertaining
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Chocolate
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Meatless
- COOKING METHOD: Microwave
- PUBLICATION: Southern Living
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