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Chocolate Cream Frosting

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on March 21, 2011

Time

15 minutes, plus 1 to 1½ hours chilling

Yield

Makes about 3 cups

Chocolate Cream Frosting

Ingredients

1 ½ cups heavy cream 16 ounces (454 grams) semisweet chocolate chopped fine⅓ cup corn syrup 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  1. Place chocolate in heatproof bowl. Bring heavy cream to boil in small saucepan over medium-high heat; pour over chocolate. Add corn syrup and let stand 3 minutes. Whisk gently until smooth; stir in vanilla. Refrigerate 1 to 1 1/2 hours, stirring every 15 minutes, until mixture reaches spreadable consistency.
Chocolate Cream Frosting

Chocolate Cream Frosting

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Time

15 minutes, plus 1 to 1½ hours chilling

Yield

Makes about 3 cups

Ingredients

1 ½ cups heavy cream
16 ounces (454 grams) semisweet chocolate chopped fine
⅓ cup corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Ingredients

1 ½ cups heavy cream
16 ounces (454 grams) semisweet chocolate chopped fine
⅓ cup corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Ingredients

1 ½ cups heavy cream
16 ounces (454 grams) semisweet chocolate chopped fine
⅓ cup corn syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Why This Recipe Works

Our easy chocolate frosting recipe is made with just cream, chocolate, corn syrup, and vanilla.

Instructions

  1. Place chocolate in heatproof bowl. Bring heavy cream to boil in small saucepan over medium-high heat; pour over chocolate. Add corn syrup and let stand 3 minutes. Whisk gently until smooth; stir in vanilla. Refrigerate 1 to 1 1/2 hours, stirring every 15 minutes, until mixture reaches spreadable consistency.

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