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previously in rfc, (Zspider) wrote:
> Newbie here. I made fudge frosting for my brownies and it's runny.
> I believe it's a standard type of frosting recipe, made from sugar,
> cocoa, milk, butter, and corn syrup. After cooling it said to mix
> between 1/2 and 3/4 cup of powdered sugar in, along with some
> vanilla. I mixed the maximum amount of powdered sugar in but it
> was runny. I put it in the refrigerator to thicken it, but it
> still ended up runny. What did I do wrong? I'm fairly strict with
> the amounts, so I think I was close on that, and it said to boil
> the first ingredients for 3 minutes and I set the timer and boiled
> them for exactly that.
>
> Short of buying frosting, are there any recipes for chocolate icing
> that might be more foolproof than the recipe I used?
>
> I also made Grasshopper brownies with a green mint layer that
> doesn't look like it is going to set up. Expensive mistakes.
>
> Thanks, Michael
>
It might just be that you have a bum recipe. I've not made any frostings
that have corn syrup in them - not saying they aren't standard or
commonplace but I've never made one. Here's a good brownie frosting that I
use:
3*tablespoons*butter, softened
3*tablespoons*unsweetened cocoa powder
1*tablespoon*honey
1 1/2*teaspoons*vanilla extract
1*cup*confectioners sugar
Mix together! I use the stand mixer to get it very smooth. You can thin
it with a drop or two of milk or water. I don't recall that it really
needs that, though. Frost while brownies are warm.
-Claudia
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