594191 Sat Feb 07 08:25:52 -0800 2009 5 31 Home Cooking 0 4395777 I'm looking for a really dark chocolaty frosting not a pale milky one for a classic birthday cake. Yellow layer cake with dark chocolate frosting. OK I'll admit it what I want is a homemade verison of the Duncan Heinz Fudge frosting. Sat Feb 07 08:25:52 -0800 2009 117271 Stuffed Monkey 1 4395806 DH shares the same qualifications, and after several embarrassing attempts the best I've found is the recipe CI published with their yellow cake: 20 T. butter, softened to 60-65 degrees 1c confectioners' sugar 3/4c dutch process cocoa pinch salt 3/4c light corn syrup 1 t vanilla extract 8 oz melted chocolate, cooled slightly - they like milk, but say that milk, semi or bittersweet will all work fine. I like a combo of milk and bittersweet - it seems fudgier to me. Process butter, sugar, cocoa and salt in food processor until smooth. Add corn syrup and vanilla and process until blended. Add melted chocolate and pulse to combine. I think blending it a little longer that they suggest gives it a fluffier texture, more like canned, so give that a try if you want. It's *almost* canned fudge frosting - that's my standard, too! Hope somebody else has a recipe that's even closer, but this is my default for now. Happy baking! Sat Feb 07 08:47:02 -0800 2009 4395777 134659 kshrimp 1 4395828 I can't speak to the Duncan Hines fudge frosting, but my favorite birthday cake is their Butter Recipe Golden, so we are somewhat on the same page. My frosting of choice is delicious, super simple and fudge-like: CHOCOLATE LOVERS' FROSTING 1 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar 1/2 cup cocoa 1 stick butter, softened 4 tbsp. milk (or substitute half the milk for sour cream if you have it) 1 tsp. vanilla Last time I made this, I used an extra dark cocoa powder I had picked up on vaca. But even Hershey's or Droste does the trick. Sat Feb 07 08:57:59 -0800 2009 4395777 249664 kattyeyes 1 4406596 Just wondering what you came up with, or if anyone else has some good ideas? Wed Feb 11 06:45:40 -0800 2009 4395777 134659 kshrimp 2 4406778 This is my favourite chocolate frosting. Nothing could possibly be easier, very very creamy and with a nice not-too-sweet chocolate flavour. I know Chowser posted another sour cream chocolate frosting link, but this is the one I use. 2 cups chopped bittersweet or semisweet chocolate (you can use chips if you're no in the mood to chop chocolate) 1-1/2 cups sour cream 1 tsp. vanilla Melt chocolate in the usual way, stirring until smooth. Beat in the sour cream and vanilla with an electric mixer. You have to be quite speedy with this so that the cold sour cream doesn't stiffen the chocolate before it's all incorporated. Let sit for a few minutes until it's spreadable and then use immediately. (If you wait too long and the frosting becomes too stiff to spread, you can gently warm it and re-beat until it's useable.) Wed Feb 11 07:43:53 -0800 2009 4406596 12383 Nyleve 1 4406650 I don't know what the Duncan Heinz frosting is like but this sour cream chocolate one from epicurious is really good. I lean towards using more semisweet/bittersweet chocolate than milk chocolate, though. http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Chocolate-Sour-Cream-Frosting-104581 Wed Feb 11 07:03:36 -0800 2009 4395777 39874 chowser