Dark chocolate frosting. The cream cheese cuts the sweetness and gives it a wonderful tangy flavor. Perfect with the Dark Chocolate Cake.
Ingredients
- cream cheese: 1 pack (8 ounce pack, softened)
- milk: 4 Tbsp
- confectioners' sugar: 4 cups
- butter: 0.25 cup (softened)
- vanilla extract: 2 tsp
- unsweetened cocoa powder: 0.5 cup
- ground cinnamon: 0.5 tsp
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Stages of cooking
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In a bowl, beat together the cream cheese, 3 tablespoons milk, confectioner's sugar, butter, vanilla, cocoa, and cinnamon to a spreadable consistency. Beat in additional milk if necessary. For a darker frosting add more cocoa or up to 4 ounces melted chocolate. Spread onto cooled cake.
