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Chocolate Icing

1 stick of butter
4 teaspoons cocoa
Bring to a boil and Remove from stove

Add:
6 tablespoons buttermilk
1 box of powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
Beat well Optional: 1/4 cup chopped pecans

Hershey's Easy Chocolate Frosting

6 Tablespoons butter - soft

1/3 cup cocoa - for light chocolate
or 1/2 cup cocoa - for medium flavor
or 3/4 cup for dark flavor

2 2/3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla

Cream butter in small bowl, add cocoa and powdered sugar alternately with milk, and beat till spreading consistency. A little more milk may need to be added. Blend in vanilla. Makes about 2 cups of frosting.

Chocolate Frosting

1 cup sugar
1/4 cup cocoa
1/4 cup milk
1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 cup butter

Combine ingredients except vanilla and butter in a saucepan, bring to a boil, and boil 1/2 to 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat, stir in butter and vanilla, beat until spreading consistency.

Here's another recipe for a cooked chocolate frosting.

1 Minute Fudge Frosting

2 cups sugar
1/4 cup white syrup
4 Tblsp cocoa
1/4 tsp. salt
1/2 c milk
1/2 cup butter flavored Crisco
1 tsp. vanilla
Boil 1 minute, cool and beat

Check out this Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting recipe... Yum!

Recipes for Chocolate Glaze!

Easy Chocolate Glaze

1/4 cup chocolate pieces, semisweet
1 tbsp. butter or margarine
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 1/2 tbsp. milk

In small saucepan, melt chocolate with butter. Remove from heat and beat in powdered sugar adding milk gradually until mixture is a pourable consistency.

Chocolate Glaze

6 squares (1 ounce each) semi-sweet chocolate for baking
2 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons milk
2 tablespoons light corn syrup

Melt chocolate and butter in a clean saucepan over a very low heat, stirring occasionally until smooth. Remove pan from heat; stir in milk and corn syrup. Spread glaze over top and sides of cake. Refrigerate until glaze is almost set, about 30 minutes.

Chocolate Glaze #2

In a small saucepan combine:
1 six ounce package of semisweet pieces and 1 can evaporated milk
Cook, and stir over low heat till blended, and mixture comes to a boil.
Lower heat, and cook gently, and stir 3 to 5 minutes till thick. Cool, stirring occasionally.
Tip: Don't have buttermilk? Just use a little milk.