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    Easy Hershey’s Perfectly Chocolate Frosting Recipe

    Published: Jun 18, 2023 · Updated: Jun 18, 2023 by Mindy Boyd

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    Easy Hershey's Perfectly Chocolate Frosting Recipe only requires 5 ingredients, is made in one bowl, and no electric mixer is needed! via @mindyscookingobsessionJump to Recipe

    Easy Hershey’s Perfectly Chocolate Frosting Recipe is so tasty and only requires a handful of ingredients you probably have on-hand. If you have never made your own frosting then you need to give this recipe a try. Don’t get me wrong, we like the pre-made frosting just fine for some recipes. But sometimes I want to put together a completeIy homemade sweet treat. Easy is better and this homemade chocolate frosting could not be easier.

    A small mason jar full of Easy Hershey's Perfectly Chocolate Frosting Recipe.

    I think what I like best, besides the flavor, is that you melt the butter first. You don’t even have to wait for the butter to come to room temperature. I mean, how great is that?! 

    A line of frosting chocolate frosting piped onto a white plate.

    Another great thing is that you mix it by hand, no electric mixer needed! I don’t mind using the hand mixer or stand mixer but the less dirty dishes the better, especially since we wash some things, like our beaters, by hand. I find they will end up rusting somehow if we put them in the dishwasher. Anyway, the end result is a delicious and creamy frosting that only takes a few minutes to whip up. 

    A large glass bowl full of Easy Hershey's Perfectly Chocolate Frosting Recipe.
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    • Ingredient Notes
    • How to Make Hershey’s Perfectly Chocolate Chocolate Frosting Recipe
    • How much frosting does this recipe make?
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    Ingredients

    See recipe card for exact ingredient amounts.

    All of the ingredients to make the Easy Hershey's Perfectly Chocolate Frosting Recipe.

    Ingredient Notes

    Cocoa – you don’t have to use Hershey’s cocoa, you can use your favorite brand of unsweetened cocoa powder. Even the store brand will work.

    Butter – we always use unsalted real butter, salted butter is okay in this recipe if that is what you have. Real butter is key, not margarine. 

    Powdered Sugar – according to bon appétit confectioner’s sugar, icing sugar and 10X sugar are the same as powdered sugar, but Martha says they are slightly different. I buy whatever is least expensive and can’t say I have ever specifically bought one or the other. 

    Milk – we use whole milk because that is what we have, you can use 2% or even heavy cream but it will slightly change the consistency of the frosting. See note below about frosting consistency.  

    Vanilla – pure vanilla extract and not imitation vanilla.

    A small mason jar with chocolate frosting piped into it sitting on a pastel checkered napkin.

    How to Make Hershey’s Perfectly Chocolate Chocolate Frosting Recipe

    1. Melt butter either in the microwave in a microwave safe bowl or in a small pan over low heat on the stove top. 
    2. Sift powdered sugar and cocoa.
    3. In a large bowl combine the melted butter with the cocoa.
    4. Stir the vanilla into the milk.
    5. Alternately add the powdered sugar and milk to the butter mixture stirring until well combined with a rubber spatula after each addition.

    ​Recipe Note: I start and end with the powdered sugar and do it in about 4 additions of sugar and 3 of milk. If frosting is too thick add a little milk, if frosting is too thin add a little bit more powdered sugar. 

    Bowls showing the powdered sugar and cocoa after they have been sifted.
    A collage of 4 images with the butter, butter and cocoa, unmixed and mixed and the frosting after the powdered sugar and milk have been added.

    What is the right consistency for this delicious frosting?

    This may depend on how you are using the frosting. If you want to spread it with a knife then thinner might be okay. If you want to pipe it on in a piping bag then you may want it a little thicker. Keep in mind that as the butter cools it will begin to set up a bit so your frosting will end up thicker after is sits a while than when you first mix it up. For thicker frosting add a little more powdered sugar, for thinner frosting add a small amount of additional milk until the desired thickness is reached. 

    Frosting in a piping bag that is in a tall glass so it is easy to get the frosting in it.

    How much frosting does this recipe make?

    This recipe makes about 2 cups of frosting. That amount will frost one 9″ layer cake, one 9″ X 13″ sheet cake, or about 16 cupcakes if you use 2 tablespoons of frosting for each cupcake. If you like a thick layer then you will need to make 1 1/2 – 2 times the recipe. 

    What is the difference between chocolate buttercream frosting and chocolate frosting?

    So, buttercream has a butter base, makes sense right? But not all frostings are buttercream because they can have a different base, such as cream cheese or heavy cream. Not only that, there are several different types of buttercream. Bob’s Red Mill has a great article that explains the difference between frosting and icing, and tells you more about the different types of buttercream. I am familiar with some of these types, like Swiss meringue buttercream. But some I am not that familiar with, like ermine frosting. 

    Vertical close up of the mason jar with Easy Hershey's Perfectly Chocolate Frosting Recipe in it.

    What we love about this recipe

    • This frosting has rich and delicious chocolate flavor.
    • It is made in one bowl.
    • No mixer is required.
    • Using melted butter means no waiting for the butter to soften.
    • Only 5 ingredients that we always have on-hand. 

    This frosting is great on Hershey’s “Perfectly Chocolate” chocolate cake recipe. 

    ​

    A mini chocolate cupcake with chocolate frosting piped on it.

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    Easy Hershey’s Perfectly Chocolate Frosting

    Mindy Boyd
    Easy Hershey's Perfectly Chocolate Frosting Recipe only requires 5 ingredients, is made in one bowl, and no electric mixer is needed!
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    Prep Time 5 minutes mins
    Cook Time 0 minutes mins
    Total Time 5 minutes mins
    Course Dessert
    Cuisine American
    Servings 16 servings of 2 tablespoons each

    Ingredients
      

    • 1/2 cup butter one stick
    • 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
    • 3 cups powdered sugar
    • 1/3 cup milk
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla

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    Instructions
     

    • Melt butter either in the microwave in a microwave safe bowl or in a small pan over low heat on the stove top. 
    • Sift powdered sugar and cocoa.
    • In a large bowl combine the melted butter with the cocoa.
    • Stir the vanilla into the milk.
    • Alternately add the powdered sugar and milk to the butter mixture stirring until well combined, with a rubber spatula, after each addition.

    Notes

    I start and end with the powdered sugar and do it in about 4 additions of sugar and 3 of milk. If frosting is too thick add a little milk, if frosting is too thin add a little bit more powdered sugar. 
    Nutritional information is approximate. 

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    Nutrition Facts

    Calories: 150kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 16mg | Sodium: 49mg | Potassium: 65mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 22g | Vitamin A: 186IU | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 1mg
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