Homemade chocolate icing is our Test Kitchen's secret to putting the finishing touch on Bundt cakes, cake donuts, and even, fresh fruit. Making homemade chocolate glaze allows you to get the flavor and consistency just right. This recipe makes a glaze that's thin enough to drizzle and will set when cooled. All it takes is melting the chocolate and adding a couple of other pantry ingredients.

Ingredients for Chocolate Icing

You'll need just a few ingredients to make homemade chocolate glaze.

• Chocolate: The chocolate is the most important ingredient in making homemade chocolate glaze. For the best texture, look for chocolate bars that you chop up rather than chocolate chips. In a pinch, semi-sweet chocolate chips can be used in place of semi-sweet baking chocolate. The glaze will be slightly grainy. Our Test Kitchen found the best chocolate to use for chocolate glaze is semi-sweet. It has the perfect balance of sweetness and bitterness.
• Butter: Adding butter to the glaze helps with the texture and richness of the finished topping.
• Corn Syrup: Corn syrup is essential for achieving the silky, drizzle-worthy texture that you want in a glaze.

What Is Chocolate Glaze Used For?

There are endless uses for a bowl of homemade chocolate glaze. Here are a few of our favorite uses for chocolate glaze.

• Chocolate Glaze for Donuts: Grab a box of plain store-bought donuts and add the glaze just before serving.
• Chocolate Glaze for Cake: Rather than a thick buttercream or whipped cream, try drizzling chocolate glaze on your next layer cake, Bundt cake, or slice of pound cake.
• Chocolate Glaze for Ice Cream: Have leftover chocolate glaze? Try drizzling it on your next bowl of ice cream or frozen yogurt.

There are so many ways to customize your chocolate icing recipe. Try adding a few drops of mint extract or a splash of espresso or espresso powder to amp up the chocolate flavors. If you want your glaze to be less sweet, try using bittersweet chocolate or dark chocolate.