Chocolate Frosting

[FettOlsiris]

I didn't boil the wet ingredients, I just mixed it all together and I must say, this is an awesome frosting recipe!  I've tried lots of frosting recipes and the vegan versions are usually thin and runny, but this one was exactly like a store bought frosting.  I did go ahead and use the suggested pound (4 cups) of powdered sugar, it worked great.

[jenniferhughes]

The easiest frosting recipe EVER vegan or not! I just mixed by hand and didn't boil. I added about 3 T peanut butter at the end mostly to stiffen it up a bit more.
Cupcakes in photo from http://vegweb.com/index.php?topic=11664.0 Lisa's Chocolate Cake

[NoIllusions]

My 1st thought was...oil...yuck.  But i was looking for something quick and easy. I didnt boil and blended it together.  I used more than 6 tablespoons of milk.  It was really good though and super easy.  I might put the sugar in my coffee grinder cause I could taste the sugar particles even after blending. I didn't use any extract.  I also used under a cup of sugar and it was very sweet and I have a major sweet tooth.  I am actually super hyper after eating this with chocoalte cake cause I havent had any processed sugar in months! I might be up all night 

[rusvaplauke]

It was my first time making frosting and it turned out great. I modified it a bit - didn't add any of the extracts and added some vanilla sugar. Oh yeah, about the sugar - I was so scared of the "1 lb" thingie that only added 2-3 tablespoons [I halved the recipe as my cake was less than 5 inches in diametre] of it and the frosting was still a bit too sweet. Either way, I could eat it on its own - it's almost like melted chocolate I used to enjoy earlier :}.

[Taralotus]

This is definitely the best frosting I've come across so far ... I boiled, as per recipe, and I must say that I have had too too many spoonfuls before I even got to ice the cake!

Yummmy   Thanks to the original poster

[kateelise]

I tried to make the frosting with less sugar, but it was too runny.  In the end I used about a pound, but it was very sweet, and gave me a bit of a headache.  My mother hated the frosting, but all of my friends enjoyed it.  I actually made it for the Harry Potter 7 midnight selling (I know, I'm a geek ). 

I made it with a vegan white cake and the decorative frosting from the site.  Quote my dairy/egg/meat consuming friends: "It doesn't taste like cupcakes, but it tastes good."  I enjoyed it, but I kind of wished for a way to make it without so much sugar while still being creamy.  I've got two diabetics in the house and I felt terrible that they couldn't have any.  I would have made it with Splenda, but I didn't want to take any chances.  Did anyone substitute with Splenda?  I'd like to know how that worked out.

 Also, I had tons left over, so I've been making my brother deserts with it (and that's saying a lot since he is the only boy I know that can drink a glass of milk on a regular basis without getting sick once or twice!)

[darkhorse43]

Hi this is Holly the one who submitted this recipe a long long time ago.  It's supposed to say Powdered Sugar, not just sugar.  No wonder some people are saying they feel the granules.

[JadeCrusade]

Uh oh. This recipe didn't work for me. I used powdered sugar but I can still "taste" the granules. 1 lb (2 cups) of sugar wasn't enough, so I used 2 lbs (4 cups) but it was too sweet. I guess I had the same results as the girl above.

[corduroy]

I'm planning on making this in conjunction with the Super Moist Chocolate Cake recipe from this site for Thanksgiving and I have a question:

Can I make the frosting ahead of time and if so, do I need to refrigerate it or can it stay out overnight? Also, should I refrigerate leftover frosted cake or can it sit out on te counter like conventional cake? Thanks in advance!

[corduroy]

This made an AWESOME frosting that gives it's grocery store partially-hydrogenated-high-fructose-corn-syrup counterpart a run for it's money!!

I used this on the super-moist chocolate cake from this site and it was awesome.

I would like to caution any new vegans or vegetarians who may not be used to the taste of soymilk. I do not drink soymilk (or any milk) but bought some organic vanilla silk to use in this recipe. It had a weird nutty flavor that I wasn't used to. I will try again with rice milk next time. Don't get me wrong though, it turned out totally delicious and after the first bite or two the soy flavor went away. And hey--my 5 year old scarfed it down so that says a lot!

[freeflykami]

This is the BEST frosting ever! Not too chocolaty and perfact texture! I used rice milk instead of soy, there was no weird nutty flavor at all. I also used this with the super moist chocolate cake recipe from this site, and the hubby says they are the best cupcakes he has ever had, I agree!

I had way more than enough for a dozen cupcakes.
 Yummmmm......

[monkey7]

This is the best chocolate frosting I have made so far.  My nonvagan family didn't even know it was vegan and still liked it.