I used this frosting for a couple of 1/2 sheet cakes we served at a fundraiser last night. It whipped up so nicely...but I had a *lot* of trouble getting it smooth. I let it set, and the Viva method just wouldn't smooth out, so I went to the hot-knife method, and that smoothed it...BUT then my frosting was in multiple shades of brown??? It wasn't different shades when it went ON the cake. I thought maybe after setting awhile longer the colors would turn back, but they didn't.
People raved about the chocolate frosting...people who don't like chocolate even made a point of telling me that they loved the frosting.
Any ideas what I did wrong?