This isn’t your typical frosting.

Chocolate fudge frosting is much, much better.

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Think you know chocolate frosting?

Southern Living Chocolate Fudge Frosting in a bowl ready to use

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This chocolate fudge frosting will make you think again.

Silky and boldly chocolaty, this frosting is perfect for adorning a whole host of sweets, fromcupcakestosugar cookies.

The finished frosting has a very subtle, satisfying sugary texture to it.

Southern Living Chocolate Fudge Frosting ingredients

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Learn how to make chocolate fudge frosting.

It’s easy but highly impressive.

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Southern Living Chocolate Fudge Frosting melting the chocolate

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Here’s what our Test Kitchen has to share:

Ingredients

12oz.

)unsalted butter, softened

2cups(about 8 oz.

)powdered sugar, sifted

3/4cup(about 2 2/3 oz.

Southern Living Chocolate Fudge Frosting beating the frosting until fluffy

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Let cool 5 minutes.

Southern Living Chocolate Fudge Frosting mixing the espresso mixture

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Southern Living Chocolate Fudge Frosting adding the espresso mixture to the frosting

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