Make chocolate frosting without powdered sugar with this boiled fudge-like icing. Spread icing on a completely cooled cake.
Ingredients
1 cup white sugar
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
¼ cup milk
¼ cup butter
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
Combine sugar, cocoa powder, milk, butter, and vanilla in a saucepan. Bring to a rolling boil, stirring constantly; cook for 1 minute. Remove from heat.
Beat icing with an electric mixer until mixture cools and thickens to spreading consistency, about 3 minutes.