How to Easily Make Jet Black Frosting

Have you ever tried to make the perfect black frosting only to get gray results? Here’s a quick way to make perfectly black frosting for your dessert.

black frosting
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It’s that time of year when black frosting is necessary. Halloween treats like Haunted Chocolate Trees, Halloween Chocolate Covered Pretzels, and Spiderweb Cupcakes.

Ingredients for Making Black Frosting

chocolate frosting and black food coloring
  • chocolate frosting
  • black food coloring

How to Make Black Frosting

The trick is to use chocolate brown frosting as your base.

adding black food coloring to frosting

Then, add a few drops of black food coloring to the chocolate brown frosting.

Start mixing the frosting and add more food colorant if needed.

making black frosting

Continue to mix the food coloring, making a beautiful midnight black, perfect for all your Halloween treats.

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