Chocolate Icing

This is a wonderful, melt-in-your-mouth frosting recipe. It is the only chocolate icing I have ever used. A big hit!

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Best Chocolate Frosting Recipe
An Easy Chocolate Frosting Recipe

1/2 cup solid shortening (Crisco)
1 cup cocoa powder
1/4 tsp salt
2/3 cup milk
2 tsp vanilla flavor
2 lbs powdered sugar
(If your powdered sugar is lumpy, sift it first)

Directions:

On medium heat, melt shortening in a saucepan.
When melted, remove from heat and stir in cocoa and salt. Mix in milk and vanilla.
Add cocoa mixture to your mixer and slowly blend in powdered sugar.
Beat until icing is smooth and creamy.
The icing may be thick. If so, add small amounts of milk until a good consistency is reached.

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