Chocolate icing recipe

Chocolate Icing Recipe
made with cocoa powder

Yields 5 cups - enough to fill and frost an 8" - 9" cake

* 1 c. butter or margarine at room temperature
* 2 lbs. confectioner's sugar
* 2 tsp. vanilla
* 1/2 c. cocoa powder
* 1/2 c. milk

Place butter or margarine in the bowl of an electric mixer. Beat on low until softened. Add vanilla. Add confectioner's sugar, about 1 cup at a time, and beat on low (to avoid poofs of powder everywhere). Scrape down the beaters and bowl. Add cocoa powder and mix until blended. Add a little milk at a time, increasing the speed of the mixer as the chocolate icing becomes creamier. Beat on high for 2 minutes.

The chocolate icing can be thickened by either additing additional sugar or cocoa powder. If you prefer a more chocolately flavor and/or a darker color, use the cocoa powder for thickening.