Hershey’s Chocolate Frosting Recipe
Give your layer cake the perfect finish with homemade chocolate frosting that turns it into a decadently irresistible dessert.
Made for my Hershey’s chocolate cake recipe, this Hershey’s chocolate frosting recipe has the perfect texture and flavor to turn every cake you bake into a masterpiece.
Below, I’ll show you how to make this chocolate frosting recipe that comes together fast. Be careful…it’s so good you’ll have to stop yourself from eating it all with a spoon!
A Classic Recipe With Hershey’s Cocoa
Hershey’s has so many delicious and classic recipes with wonderful chocolate flavor, and this is one of them. It turns ordinary cakes into extraordinary so you can be sure you have the best-tasting cake around.
You can also use this for cupcakes if you want to do something different.
Great Recipes Become Amazing with Chocolate Chocolate Frosting!
If you want to make the best chocolate cake the whole family will love, getting the cake right is just part of the equation. The rest of it comes down to the delicious frosting you smooth all over.
On top and between the layers, this sensational copycat of Hershey’s chocolate frosting is a dream come true.
You can use it on yellow cakes or pound cakes, too, to give them all that extra special something that turns your desserts into epic creations!
When it comes to chocolate cakes, I have zero willpower. It’s the way to my heart, for sure.
Ingredients For Hershey’s Chocolate Frosting
- Butter
- Milk
- Hershey’s unsweetened cocoa powder
- Pinch of salt
- Vanilla extract
- Powdered sugar
Full printable recipe with measurements and instructions listed at the bottom of the post in the recipe card.
How to Make Hershey’s Chocolate Frosting
Whether you’re making my copycat Hershey’s “perfectly chocolate” cake or another cake, this chocolate frosting recipe is one of the best things you can top it with.
It takes just minutes to make on your stovetop by melting the butter, then adding in the milk, and cocoa.
When it becomes a little thick, you’ll remove it from the heat and add the vanilla extract, followed by the powdered sugar, beating it all together.
Step-By-Step Instructions
- Add the butter to a saucepan and melt it.
- Pour the milk into the saucepan and mix.
- Next, add the Hershey’s unsweetened cocoa to the pan and mix well.
- Remove from the stovetop and add the vanilla extract and powdered sugar and mix well.
If you are making a layer cake, you will want to spread the frosting on the top of the bottom layer first.
Once you spread the frosting over the middle, you will place the other cake on top and spread it on the sides of the cake, though make sure your cake has completely cooled first.
That’s all there is to it!
This creamy frosting can be used on any type of cake. It’s a dream come true for any chocolate fanatic!
Variations For The Frosting
Sometimes it’s fun to add some different flavors to the frosting. You can create some peanut butter frosting by adding a little bit of creamy peanut butter.
Or add some Nutella to the frosting to give it a hazelnut flavor.
Hershey’s Chocolate Frosting Recipe
Hershey’s chocolate frosting is the sweet treat you need in your life. The moist layers of cake are a spectacular match for this delicious frosting. Try it today!
Hershey’s Chocolate Frosting Recipe
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup of butter
- 1/2 cup of 2% milk
- 2 Tablespoons of Hershey’s unsweetened cocoa
- 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract
- 2 1/2 cups of powdered sugar
Instructions
- 1. Add the butter to a saucepan. Melt the butter on medium heat.
- 2. Next, add the milk and cocoa and mix well.
- 3. Cook for a few minutes until the mixture is a little thick.
- 4. Remove from heat and add the vanilla extract.
- 5. Add the powdered sugar and whisk to combine.
- Immediately spread over the cake as it hardens fast.
