Recipes and Cooking Perfect Fudge Frosting 5.0 (1) Add your rating & review This fudge frosting recipe takes more time than the store-bought kind, but the end result is oh-so worth it. Use this luscious frosting to dress up any cake recipe for a special occasion. By BHG Test Kitchen BHG Test Kitchen The Better Homes & Gardens Test Kitchen has been in continuous operation for nearly 100 years, developing and testing practical, reliable recipes that readers can enjoy at home. The Test Kitchen team includes culinary specialists, food stylists, registered and licensed nutritionists, and other experts with Bachelor of Science degrees in food science, food and nutrition, or culinary arts. Together, the team tests more than 2,500 recipes, produces more than 2,500 food images, and creates more than 1,000 food videos each year in the state-of-the-art test kitchen. Learn about BHG's Editorial Process Published on November 17, 2017 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Ingredients 2 ounce unsweetened chocolate, chopped 3 cup sugar 1 cup milk 3 tablespoon light-color corn syrup ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ cup butter 1 teaspoon vanilla Directions Clip a candy thermometer to a 3-qt. saucepan.* Combine chocolate, sugar, milk, corn syrup, and salt in the saucepan. Heat and stir over medium heat to dissolve sugar. Bring to boiling over medium-high heat, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to medium, maintaining a moderate steady boil until mixture reaches 232°F, 6 to 8 minutes, stirring occasionally (keep a very close eye on the temperature at this point). Carefully remove saucepan from heat and place on wire rack or pot holder. Add butter (do not stir or disturb mixture). Cool until 110°F, about 1 hour. Add vanilla. Beat with a mixer on low until frosting thickens and lightens in color, about 20 minutes (the mixture will have the consistency of a glaze initially but will set up nicely as it stands). *Tip Temperature is very important to the success of this frosting. Be sure to calibrate your candy thermometer before beginning. To do this, bring a saucepan of water to boiling. Check the temperature your thermometer registers in the boiling water. Add or subtract how many degrees off it is from 212°F when measuring temperature of frosting. Rate it Print