I have a confession. I have never liked Brownie Frosting. Until now! Pair it with the Best Brownie Recipe and you will be in heaven!
Secret Ingredient Frosting
I made some From-Scratch Brownie Mix this week. I just decided that my brownies deserved a little decadence. I opted to add honey to a basic chocolate frosting recipe and loved the results!
Why Is This Frosting Specifically for Brownies?
Let me tell you why this is the perfect frosting specifically for brownies.
- It’s soft, but ‘crusts’ ever so slightly after sitting out. The texture and consistency are natural and pure.
- It is complementary. It adds to the overall flavor combination, not making one or the other the star of the show.
- It is made to be applied to warm brownies, meaning that it locks in the moisture of the brownie itself and creates this seamless transition of velvety smoothness to a chewy gooey brownie.
Why is it “Brownie” Frosting?
By far my favorite way to enjoy this frosting is on brownies. When you have an ooey gooey brownie with a sweet chocolate frosting melting into every nook and cranny, it’s just magic. Be sure to add it to my Double Fudge Brownies, too!
Minute Frosting
Not only is the brownie frosting perfectly delicious, but it is also fast and easy. Take about a minute to come together and spreads easily over cooled brownies. I have added it to brownies right out of the oven before, and while that tastes AMAZING, it doesn’t look as pretty. If you want to tackle that delicious option, double the recipe and use half immediately then the other half after the brownies are cool.
I think it’s safe to say that I am officially converted into a fan of frosting on brownies! Hope you are too. 🙂
More Frostings
Brownie Frosting
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 3 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup (125 g) confectioners' sugar
- 3 tablespoons whole milk, or heavy cream
Instructions
- In a stand mixer with the whisk attachment, or using a hand mixer, combine room temperature butter, cocoa, honey, vanilla, and confectioners sugar.
- Turn mixer on low and let it combine ingredients for about 30 seconds.
- Slowly add milk, one tablespoon at a time, until you reach desired consistency. You may not need all 3 tablespoons, you may need 1 more, it can vary from season to season and kitchen to kitchen.
- Spread over warm brownies.
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I love this creamy frosting 😀
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Hi..i really want to try making these brownies and wondering if you leave the seeds in the zucchini before grating it or if you use whole.
Thanks
Can this frosting be used to frost a cake and piping?
Hi, Karen! I work with iambaker and am happy to help with questions. This frosting could definitely be used to frost a cake. If you are using it for piping, you would probably need to double or triple the recipe to have enough. Have a great day!
I made boxed brownies and wanted to make them a little more special so I whipped up this easy frosting recipe and I absolutely love it!! So easy and I already had everything on hand. I used heavy cream and added as much until my desired thickness. I accidentally added them on HOT brownies instead of warm so be careful as it melted a little bit but it’s still delicious! Definitely a recipe I will keep forever.
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Easy to make, if you like honey this is for you. I will cut it a teaspoon.
I use a table spoon of light Karo syrup.
It gives such a mild flavor and a nice texture and shine.
I just use 3tlb. butter,3 tbl coco kayro syrup, 1/2 tsp. Vanilla
One cup of powdered sugar. It mixes fast and does not sugar
It was better for me if you add some flour at the end to make it less liquidy.
Smooth and creamy. I used it on top of a brownie recipe from Yummly. I substituted coconut milk because it’s what I had leftover from last nights Indian curry
Can I put this on cold brownies. I bake at night and ran out of cocoa and vanilla. So the stores was closed. I had to get it the next day.