Icing Sugar
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Basic Chocolate Icing
5 mins
Easy
12
Every cake deserves to be dressed up with some delicious icing; baking delights would be naked otherwise! This simple chocolate icing is perfect for any occasion.
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- Ingredients
- Method
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups Chelsea Icing Sugar (225g)
- 2 Tbsp cocoa powder
- 50g butter, softened
- 2-3 Tbsp hot water
Additional tips
Looking for a chocolate cake to put this icing on? Try Chelsea's favourite chocolate cake today.
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Reviews
133
What did you think of this recipe?
Alicia
I always tried to make icing myself but didnt realise you had to put butter in it. This recipe makes the icing a perfect texture for my banana cake, yum
5
Braxton birchall
I like the taste and the consistency of the recipe
5
Maree
Awesome. I'm not a baker but this helped me out heaps. Thank you. Would do it again.
4
?
No words to describe it. Perfect with a cake
5
Katie
Great recipe for icing
5
adelheid
the recipe was so short and easy and i enjoyed eating the cake with the icing and it had less sugar than the rest icings i have ever made
5
Sarah
My kids loved it and I did to and is really easy
5
mate
terrible icing. It was sticky and disgusting
2
Carol
Super easy and super successful!
5
Amy
I made reindeer biscuits with them, I used the Chocolate Icing as glue.
5
Method
Place Chelsea Icing Sugar and cocoa powder in a medium bowl and stir to combine. Add softened butter and pour some of the hot water over the top.
Mix together with a knife or spatula, adding more water as required to achieve a smooth, spreadable consistency.
Use to ice muffins, cakes or desserts.
Additional tips
Looking for a chocolate cake to put this icing on? Try Chelsea's favourite chocolate cake today.
Chelsea Products in Recipe
Icing Sugar
Icing sugar can also be...
Reviews
133
What did you think of this recipe?
Alicia
I always tried to make icing myself but didnt realise you had to put butter in it. This recipe makes the icing a perfect texture for my banana cake, yum
5
Braxton birchall
I like the taste and the consistency of the recipe
5
Maree
Awesome. I'm not a baker but this helped me out heaps. Thank you. Would do it again.
4
?
No words to describe it. Perfect with a cake
5
Katie
Great recipe for icing
5
adelheid
the recipe was so short and easy and i enjoyed eating the cake with the icing and it had less sugar than the rest icings i have ever made
5
Sarah
My kids loved it and I did to and is really easy
5
mate
terrible icing. It was sticky and disgusting
2
Carol
Super easy and super successful!
5
Amy
I made reindeer biscuits with them, I used the Chocolate Icing as glue.
5
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