Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

Soooo good!

I made it. It was quiet easy. I did cut the amount of sugar cause my mom in law is diabetic but I also shredded coconut.

Made it exactly like the recipe, except mixed it in my Ninja food processor.... Best chocolate frosting I've ever made!

Excellent tasting and easy to make even without an electric hand mixer

I was a little hesitant to give this 4 stars, because I made 3 different frosting recipes at the same time for comparison and this was our least favorite of the bunch. I almost went with 3 stars, then changed my mind because I feel this has great merit for certain applications. I was looking for a chocolate frosting for a yellow cake and this one wouldn't be good for that, in my opinion. The texture, color and flavor didn't meet my criteria for a yellow cake. It was a bit frothy/airy, and I preferred a more "slick"/dense (but not shiny) texture. It was a bit tangy (because of the cream cheese, duh!), and I wanted more of a pure chocolate flavor. Lastly, the color was quite light, and for a yellow cake, I think a darker color looks best. If you look at the photos, there are several that show a light color and that is how mine came out. I also have a picture of it in my photos. Now...if you are looking for a light, sweet frosting for a chocolate cake or cupcakes, or you are a cream cheese fan, then this would be a great option...thus, 4 stars. I followed the recipe as written. I used the following brands --- Chocolate: Baker's Unsweetened; Cream Cheese: Philadelphia; Butter: Lucerne salted(usually use Plugra unsalted for baking, but I was doing a test and didn't want to spend the $); Sugar: Imperial; Vanilla: Nielsen-Massey Vanilla Bean Paste.

It was delicious, couldn't stop licking the bowl!!

Tasty frosting but consistency more like a glaze - wish I had stopped at 1 tablespoon of cream (or stayed with none) because it was too runny to hold a shape at the end. I used a good chocolate and my frosting was very light. Perhaps because I used 1 oz of chocolate, which with my bar was only 2 squares? Used to top pumpkin bread III cupcakes from AR and the combo was fantastic.