Easy Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

This was an absolutely fantastic recipe. Most of the recipes on other sites for chocolate cream cheese frosting used cocoa which I had run out of so I looked for one using chocolate chips. I microwaved the cream and mixed in the chips instead of the double boiler and it worked fine. This tastes so creamy and rich and definitely isn’t overly sweet like buttercream. I added two tablespoons more of powdered sugar though. I frosted a two-layer 9-inch cake for New Year’s and I had a bit leftover which my sister ate straight from the piping bad. This is going to be a staple!

Perfect on simple vanilla cake for a more adult frosting

I made this for my mom’s birthday cake because I had all the ingredients on hand. 1) it wasn’t very sweet…but I (and my mom!) love cream cheese so that wasn’t a problem. 2) this recipe does not make enough frosting to cover a standard 2 layer cake. I ran out before I got the whole cake frosted. If you’re making this for a cake… Definitely double it.

Made as written. I don’t have a big sweet tooth so I decided to try this because someone else wrote it was icing for grown ups. This is the first time I didn’t have to scrape off the icing to eat dessert. It was a big hit at our weekly family dinner. Thanks

Yes, I added a tsp. Of butter and that seemed to help me mix this, since i was limited to the kitchen appliances for use. Turned out Devine. Will be making this again

This is my favorite chocolate frosting! I did use 60% coco chips & doubled the powdered sugar because I like a dark chocolate taste:)

LOVED the taste and the simplicity. I doubled the sugar because it wasn’t sweet enough for my taste. My fiance said that it tasted like something from a bakery. (Big SMILE). Next time I will double the recipe!!! Thank you to the reviewer who suggested using a small sauce pan inside of a larger saucepan for a double boiler. Worked like a charm – GREAT tip!

LOVED the taste and the simplicity. I doubled the sugar because it wasn’t sweet enough for my taste. My fiance said that it tasted like something from a bakery. (Big SMILE). Next time I will double the recipe!!! Thank you to the reviewer who suggested using a small sauce pan inside of a larger saucepan for a double boiler. Worked like a charm – GREAT tip!

Recipe worked well, but was not enough chocolate for my preference. If you like cream cheese frosting it is good though.

Wow, I’m this icing is light but, it has a twang to it. I guess it’s the vinegar.

I would totally make this again. I made banana chocolate chip muffins and put the icing on top. I added about a table spoon more of powdered sugar to thicken it up but other than that this recipe is fantastic.

This is an extremely good recipe that will not kill you with sugar levels. Its very simple and I stuck to most of the ingredients except the heavy cream which I don’t like, so I substituted for coconut cream concentrate. I also used “whipped” cream cheese because I have been doing this a while and the lighter the frosting the happier foodies are. I also used half dark and half milk chocolate chips. I only had half a cup of dark chocolate chips in the pantry. Most frosting recipes ask for 3-4 cups of sugar, and suggest adding more if needed. Not only does all that sugar taste terrible to us foodies (it hides the real tastes), but it is even worst for your body. Great desserts do not have to be unhealthy. Im so glad that this recipe was posted here. Thank you to the brilliant person who shared this recipe.

Like another didn’t have cream,used milk instead still turned out well.

This frosting was fantastic! So easy to throw together. Followed the recipe as written, but did add an additional 1/4 powdered sugar, just for family preference. I made this for the Two-Ingredient Pumpkin Cake from this site, which recommended a traditional cream cheese frosting. But who doesn’t love chocolate with pumpkin?

Like another baker below, I added 3-4 TBSP if butter and 3/4 cup powdered sugar to achieve ideal sweetness, but I’m sure it’s according to taste. It’s very creamy, the texture is perfect!

Delicious! Added a bit more sugar and a dash of b vanilla only because my cake needed a bit more oomph. I did taste afor making as directed. It is fantastic as written. Definitely more adult friendly.

Really light and creamy. The tang of the cream cheese and the semi sweet chocolate make it not too sweet for a sweeter cake. I’m not big on sweets, but was asked to bring cake to a potluck. I used this on a yellow cake, and it got rave reviews. I was out of heavy whipping cream, so I used skim milk and cornstarch as a substitute, and it worked fine. I also added about a quarter cup more powdered sugar because the semi sweet chocolate seemed a little bitter. Would definitely make again, but maybe half milk chocolate/half semisweet chocolate.

Delicious! I made this recipe exactly as is, except I added 1/2 tsp vanilla. This is a nice, creamy chocolate, not overly sweet. If you want super sweet, this recipe may not be for you. I found it perfect though.

Delicious! I was so happy to find a frosting recipe that didn’t have cups and cups of sugar, I detest sugary frosting. I had mascarpone cheese on hand, so used that to replace some of cream cheese, and used semisweet baking chocolate instead of chips. This is definitely now my go-to chocolate frosting. My husband and 3-year old loved it too!

Horrible, flat like water.

suo splendido. mi ha fatto piacere. (= it is beautiful. i was pleased)