This ONE Minute Easy Chocolate Frosting recipe is likely the quickest frosting you’ve ever made!
It comes together so fast and sets like a dream making this a go-to quick frosting recipe. It’s perfect for topping cakes, brownies and more!
Life is busy you guys! But, I am a firm believer that we should not sacrifice amazing things, like dessert because of that! Instead of opting for something prepackaged, this frosting recipe is perfect for adding something sweet to any baked goods treat in just about one minute flat.
I almost always have a big jar of homemade brownie mix on hand and when I whip them up, this is my go to topping! In fact, I’ve made this recipe a million times and used it to top everything from homemade chocolate poke cake to zucchini brownies.
This frosting sets very quickly, and when I say it really comes together in a flash, I’m not joking… ONE minute!! I use semi-sweet chocolate in this recipe, if you prefer a darker fudgy chocolate frosting, feel free to use dark chocolate instead!
While this frosting is incredibly easy to make, please make sure that you have cake/brownies completely cooled and ready to go before pouring it onto your cake/brownies! If adding toppings like sprinkles/m&ms they must be added immediately or they will not adhere to the frosting. You can really dress this up with anything and everything including nuts, candies, and sprinkles.
Another great perk of this easy chocolate frosting is that the process of spreading couldn’t be easier! Simply tilt pan to “spread” around immediately after pouring.
If you have a little more time, try our Easy Chocolate Frosting recipe! So chocolatey, so decadent, and it pairs perfectly with cake, cupcakes, or even strawberries!
One Minute Easy Chocolate Frosting
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup milk
- ⅓ cup butter
- 1 ¼ cups granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Combine butter, milk and sugar in a small saucepan.
- Bring to a boil over medium high heat and let boil for 45 seconds.
- Remove from heat and whisk in vanilla & chocolate chips until smooth and shiny.
- Immediately pour over a 9x13 cake or brownies.
- Let cool completely to set.
Notes
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information provided is an estimate and will vary based on cooking methods and brands of ingredients used.
Course Dessert
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I’m sure the recipe is great! Was just wondering before I attempt it, is the frosting pourable before it sets? Or do you have to spread it around the cake?
This is a pourable frosting Devin. Please make sure that you have the cake/brownies completely cooled and ready to go before pouring it onto your cake/brownies! Simply tilt pan to “spread” around immediately after pouring. If adding toppings like sprinkles/m&ms they must be added immediately or they will not adhere to the frosting.
Love this! Can’t wait to try it with darker chocolate
Dark Chocolate frosting sounds like a decadent idea Kathy!
Can i use cocoa powder??
I have only tried the recipe as written, but other readers have made the recipe with cocoa powder with success. Let us know if you try it Lyn!
You rock! Your photos are gorgeous! They make me so hungry! And your recipes sound so delicious! Keep up the good work!
Ahhh, Lisa thank you so much! You made my night!
This recipe is so easy and looks so professional on my cookie bars. So shiny and sets quickly. Love it! I used confectionery sugar instead of regular sugar and it still was excellent.
So glad you loved it Barbara!
Best icing EVER. I boiled for about a minute and the texture of the recipe wasn’t gritty at all! It was perfectly smooth. I doubled the recipe and poured over a two layer devil’s food cake. I had frosting left over, and it was hard not to eat it all. So fudgie and delicious and SO much better than butter cream. Everyone is right when they say you pour it over the cake. Make it. You will not regret it. I made this for a friend’s party and everyone RAVED about it. There were four other cakes there, and mine was the only one that disappeared.
That’s so awesome to hear Jacquelyn! I love that your cake disappeared :)
Hi. Could you please provide the equivalent measurements by weight in grams for dry ingredients and millilitres for liquids, for the convenience of those of us in the U.K./Europe? I find that weights give far more reproducible and accurate results every time than measuring by volume does.
I’m sorry Jo, I’m unable to provide g/ml for the recipes. You can find converters online that may be able to help you (here’s one for cups to grams).
Five Stars on this one! I am a cake and cookie artist with my own business and I just used this on a customer’s Christmas themed cake. I used mint chocolate chips because the cake is mint chocolate. It was SO easy to work with. It was super quick and oh-so-yummy! It’s keeper of a recipe FOR SURE!! After the holidays when things slow down a bit in my kitchen, I plan to play around with this recipe with other flavors of chips. I’ll let you know how my experiments turn out. Thanks for posting this recipe! Btw, I’ve never disliked a single one of your recipes. They always ROCK!! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to you and may the new year bring many more recipe ideas to all of us from you!!
That’s so great to hear Bridget! I’m glad it worked for your mint chocolate cake! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you as well!
I followed the directions exactly, but (and this has happened before) the name brand chocolated chips did not melt completely. I thought of putting it back on the stove, but I didn’t want to risk burning them. So I whisked and whisked until most of them were melted in and poured it on the cake. We’ll see how it is after dinner.
I can’t say for certain why the chocolate chips didn’t melt, I have not had an issue with my chocolate chips in this recipe. Hopefully it still worked out ok for you!
Not sure if this is what the problem was for you but I have learned the hard way (in other recipes) that milk chocolate chips do not melt like the semi sweet.
Yes, my milk chocolate chips did not completely melt but it didn’t matter. I frosted my cupcakes with it anyway and they were fantastic!
So glad it worked out well for you Lorraine!
Me and my sis were trying to make it but we screwed up. But by the reviews, next time it’ll be better
Let me know how it goes or if there is anything I can help with!
So, I am addicted to this… I don’t actually use it for frosting… I use it for fudge, decrease a bit of milk and just store it in the fridge. Need a chocolate fix? Grab a spoon and grab a bite, or sometimes I will cut it in squares after it has set and just grab out a square whenever… Healthy in NO WAY, but crazy delicious!!
A woman after my own heart!
I found your recipe while searching for a quick chocolate frosting for the brownies I had just made. I was so excited to find a 1 minute recipe. I started gathering my ingredients and discovered I didn’t have a bag of chocolate chips but I did find peanut butter chips. We all know chocolate and peanut butter are meant to be together. Frosting turned out perfect and my husband loved the taste. Thank you for this awesome recipe.
What a great idea! Glad you loved it Betty!
Exactly as described—quick, delicious, and easy to pour/set. Thank you! I added chopped pecans as a topping to half of the cake and left the other plain to make the family happy. It looks great.
So glad you loved it Viv!
This apparently has been on here for a while, but it is so good, I had to chime in too! Great, great frosting recipe. I’m 59 and it’s the best frosting recipe I have now. I’ve already used it several times.
If I could give it 6 stars, I would.
And yes, rating stars are not filling in.
I’m so glad you loved it Andrea, thank you for coming back and leaving a review!
I can’t see if this is posting 5 stars, but that is what I intended. Great recipe. I cut in half for half a batch of cupcakes. Used half coconut sugar, came out really great! Thanks!
So glad you enjoyed this recipe Jen!
Unreal! Amazing, easy, delicious and fabulous chocolate frosting. Thank you so much for your recipe!!
So glad you enjoyed it Lisa!
Great frosting! super easy and oh so delicious. I didn’t have chocolate chips so I substituted mint Hershey Kisses with excellent results.
So glad you loved it Christina!
If you have left over frosting, place in container and freeze for later use. Just a light defrost in microwave and instant frosting.
Thanks for the tip Bob!
Love love this frosting. I’m never usually anonymous frosting for brownies again
Glad you loved it Cindy!
Thank you for sharing this easy and wonderful recipe. It is so easy to make. It is my go to recipe for frosting brownies.
You’re welcome Jai! Glad that you love the frosting!