How do you make chocolate cream icing, for chocolate cake?

Question by Anony Mouse: How do you make chocolate cream icing, for chocolate cake?
I LOVE chocolate cream, and tried to make it once, in order to put it on a chocolate cake, but it came out all buttery and no joy, and tasted rather horrible.

Does anyone have a surefire way or recipe to make proper, tasty, rich chocolate cream/soft icing?

Best answer:

Answer by ♥Ms.Suz E.HomeBAKER♥
If you’re referring to chocolate ganache icing, here’s a tried and true recipe. http://www.dianasdesserts.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/recipes.recipeListing/filter/dianas/recipeID/366/Recipe.cfm
If it’s buttercream, here’s another recipe.
http://www.dianasdesserts.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/recipes.recipeListing/filter/dianas/recipeID/645/Recipe.cfm
http://www.dianasdesserts.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/recipes.recipeListing/filter/dianas/recipeID/201/Recipe.cfm

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