Looking For A Chocolate Fudge Frosting......
Baking By MikeRowesHunny Updated 4 Jun 2006 , 9:09pm by imakecakes
that can be piped as well as spread. Must be a scratch recipe and contain no shortening and be really delicious (my reputation will depend on it!) - can anyone help?! Thanks in advance
Yes, I have tried the chocolate syrup frosting and it is outstanding! It doesn't have any shortening in it. I don't think you could make roses with it, but I piped borders no problem. It even crusted a bit and could probably be smoothed with a Viva, however I didn't try that yet, I went with a different look for this cake.
BTW- this frosting is also good melted slightly and poured over ice cream, a lot like fudge!
that can be piped as well as spread. Must be a scratch recipe and contain no shortening and be really delicious (my reputation will depend on it!) - can anyone help?! Thanks in advance
bonjovibabe
If you make ganache (600gms dark chocolate, 250mls heavy cream)
and you allow it to cool for about half an hour, then whip it, you can spread it and pipe with it. Borders at least. It is yummy, but will set pretty hard if you put it in the fridge. It will soften a little when you take it out for a while.
HTH
Nati
PS: Do you do all your cakes stuff from scratch??
Mornin bonjovibabe!
I've played with all kinds of chocolate fudge frosting, and for me the hands-down best is the Perfectly Chocolate Chocolate Frosting from the back of the Hershey's Cocoa Powder can. It's made with butter, not shortening, and takes well to being corrected with more powdered sugar if you need to pipe with it. Now - I wouldn't do roses with it. But borders for sure!
Good luck!
Hi Nati! Yes I do, and always have, made ALL my cake stuff from scratch. I was taught by my grandma (my business is named after her 
), and I know no different (nor would I want to!). I can't use ganache - my bride specifically wants a chocolate fudge cake with fudge icing. Thanks though - I love whipped ganache, use it a lot on one of my popular adult cakes 'Chocolate Liquer Cake'!
I have also made the Hershey's Perfectly Chocolate frosting and it is delicious. I don't remember how "fudgy" it is, it was many years ago that I made it. It was definitely very good though. The chocolate syrup frosting is quite thick and amazing tasting.
Lasy_Susan has a frosting that she pipes lovely with. here's the link to her recipe: http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-2109-Bittersweet-Chocolate-Frosting.html
here's a pic of one of her cakes she decorated with this frosting. i hope she doesn't mind me posting it.
Would anyone know if this recipe would need refrigeration? I know the ganache part of it is OK at room temp , but what about the yolks? I would love to try this on my cakes, but want to be able to advise customers as to the correct way to store it. Thank you!
Lasy_Susan has a frosting that she pipes lovely with. here's the link to her recipe: http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-2109-Bittersweet-Chocolate-Frosting.html
here's a pic of one of her cakes she decorated with this frosting. i hope she doesn't mind me posting it.
Thank you for the lovely compliment and of course I don't mind you posting it
Would anyone know if this recipe would need refrigeration? I know the ganache part of it is OK at room temp , but what about the yolks? I would love to try this on my cakes, but want to be able to advise customers as to the correct way to store it. Thank you!
The egg yolks in this recipe are cooked. So no worries there Every cake I have made with this frosting I have always let set at room temperature. If it sits for more than a couple of days then, of course, I would refrigerate it. But let it come back close to room temp before serving.
Lazy_Susan
OMG..that cake looks absolutely fabulous!!!! 
Thank you, lazy_susan! Your cake looks soooooo yummy, I can't wait to try the recipe! Luckily, I have an order for Monday that this will be perfect for! It's wonderful of you to share it! Thanks again. ~~Tammy
Susan, I tried this frosting just this weekend as a chocolate mocha filling, I just added instant expresso into the cream with the chocolate. I have to say it comes out BEAUTIFULLY!!! Very tasty with the coffee flavor in it. You can taste the "bittersweetness" of the frosting and the consistancy is perfect for both frosting AND filling. Also not too hard to make. 10 stars from me.
Hi Nati! Yes I do, and always have, made ALL my cake stuff from scratch. I was taught by my grandma (my business is named after her
), and I know no different (nor would I want to!). I can't use ganache - my bride specifically wants a chocolate fudge cake with fudge icing. Thanks though - I love whipped ganache, use it a lot on one of my popular adult cakes 'Chocolate Liquer Cake'!
bonjovibabe
I bake all from scratch too. I must say that I dont know what fudge frosting is then, i have heard of ganache like the one i make referred to as fudge but nothing else. hmmm, i'd love to find a recipe... sounds yummy.
Speaking of whipped ganache, i made a white chocolate one today that i added hazelnut spread to, and i beat it till it was light and fluffy, it was so yummylicious!!! I used it to fill a hazelnut and white chocolate mudcake.
YUMMO!!
it's for my nephews baptism next week, it's in the freeze right now.
Nati
Here's another picture showing how easy this frosting is to pipe with. Even the leaf border piped really well and the leaf tips never fell
Lazy_Susan
beautiful! Makes my mouth water- and cakes don't usually do that for me!
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