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Chocolate Marshmallow Frosting

By Anne Byrn

3.9

(14)

This frosting goes with the recipe for Incredible Melted Ice-Cream Cake

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 1 1/2 cups, enough to frost the top of a tube cake or Bundt cake

Ingredients

2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
6 large marshmallows
4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter
1/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Sift the sugar and cocoa powder together into a large mixing bowl. Set aside.

    Step 2

    Place the marshmallows, butter, and milk in a medium-size heavy saucepan over low heat. Stir until the marshmallows are melted, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the pan from the heat. Pour the confectioners' sugar and cocoa mixture over the marshmallow mixture. Add the vanilla and stir until the frosting is smooth and satiny.

    Step 3

    Use at once to frost the top of the cake of your choice.

The Cake Mix Doctor by Anne Byrn Workman Publishing
TagsFrostingDessertCocoaMarshmallowNut FreeGluten FreeBakingCookbooks
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