Chocolate Frosting Recipe for Kids | America's Test Kitchen Kids

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Two kinds of chocolate—chips and cocoa powder—make this frosting extra chocolaty!

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Prepare Ingredients

1⅔ cups (10 ounces)

chocolate chips (bittersweet, semisweet, or milk chocolate)

20 tablespoons (2½ sticks)

unsalted butter, cut into 20 pieces and softened

1 cup (4 ounces)

confectioners’ (powdered) sugar

¾ cup (2¼ ounces)

Dutch-processed cocoa powder

¾ teaspoon

vanilla extract

Gather Baking Equipment

Medium microwave-safe bowl

Rubber spatula

Food processor

Start Baking!

1

1⅔ cups (10 ounces)

chocolate chips (bittersweet, semisweet, or milk chocolate)

Place chocolate chips in medium microwave-safe bowl. Heat in microwave at 50 percent power for 1 minute. Use rubber spatula to stir chocolate. Return to microwave and heat at 50 percent power until melted and smooth, about 1 minute longer. Let cool slightly, about 5 minutes.

2

20 tablespoons (2½ sticks)

unsalted butter, cut into 20 pieces and softened

1 cup (4 ounces)

confectioners’ (powdered) sugar

¾ cup (2¼ ounces)

Dutch-processed cocoa powder

Pinch

salt

Add softened butter, sugar, cocoa powder, and salt to food processor, and lock lid into place. Turn on processor and process until smooth, about 30 seconds. Stop processor.

3

¾ teaspoon

vanilla extract

Remove lid and use rubber spatula to scrape down sides. Add cooled chocolate and vanilla and lock lid back into place. Turn on processor and process until smooth, 10 to 15 seconds. Stop processor.

4

Remove lid and carefully remove processor blade (ask an adult for help).