By Grocery List Plus Editorial Staff | Published on June 12, 2026
Serves 24
203 cal · 40 min
Smooth Double Chocolate Frosting
Recipe GLPR44ee6d08cc68bd
A luxuriously smooth frosting combining semisweet and white chocolate, whipped with heavy cream and confectioners' sugar. Perfect for decorating cakes and cupcakes with an elegant two-tone chocolate flavor. This frosting whips up light and fluffy after chilling, making it ideal for piping and spreading.
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Ingredients
9 ounces semisweet chocolate chips
9 ounces white chocolate chips
2 cups heavy whipping cream
1 cup confectioners' sugar
Directions
Combine the semisweet chocolate chips and white chocolate chips in a large mixing bowl.
Pour the heavy whipping cream into a small saucepan and heat over medium-high heat until it reaches a boil. Immediately remove from heat.
Pour the hot cream over the combined chocolate chips. Let sit for 1 minute to soften the chocolate.
Stir the mixture with a spatula or whisk until all the chocolate is completely melted and the mixture is smooth.
Add the confectioners' sugar to the chocolate mixture. Using an electric mixer on low speed, beat until the sugar is fully incorporated and the mixture becomes thin and smooth.
Transfer the frosting to the refrigerator and chill for at least 30 minutes until the mixture is completely cooled and has thickened.
Remove from the refrigerator and beat the mixture with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2–3 minutes until the frosting becomes light, fluffy, and pale brown in color. Use immediately for frosting cakes and cupcakes.
Comments
All four ingredients are staples at every Charlotte grocer—Harris Teeter, Food Lion, Kroger, Walmart, and ALDI all stock semisweet chips, white chocolate chips, heavy cream, and confectioners' sugar without requiring a special trip. The cost per serving is very low, around 30–40 cents, since chocolate chips and cream are the only expenses and a little goes a long way on 24 servings. The stated 40 minutes is honest for melting, cooling slightly, and whipping to proper consistency, though you could realistically finish in 25–30 minutes if you're efficient. This is a pure frosting recipe with no household complications—it requires a mixer or vigorous hand whisking and does not reheat once piped or spread, so it must go on cake the day you make it.
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