Chocolate-Raspberry Icing

For this recipe, what starts as a fresh raspberry jam is cocoa-fied into this chocolate-raspberry icing that'll give your chocolate cake a fruity edge.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 15 mins
• Calories: 157 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 4 tablespoons salted butter
• 1 cup powdered sugar, or more as needed
• 0.5 cup milk
• 0.66666668653488 cup white sugar
• 1.25 cups fresh raspberries
• 1.5 tablespoons cocoa powder, or more to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring raspberries, white sugar, and lemon juice to a boil in a medium saucepan. Reduce heat to medium; simmer, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes. Strain; cool 5 minutes.

Step 2

Add confectioners' sugar, milk, butter, and cocoa powder; whisk until smooth. Taste and adjust flavorings as needed.

Step 3

Beat with a whisk for a thick and creamy icing. Cool before using.