Milk Chocolate Frosting - Stretch

Today was not only Valentine's Day but also my roommate's birthday. Last night he put in a request for a 3 layer yellow cake with chocolate frosting. The last time I made a cake with chocolate frosting, I made the frosting from scratch. He didn't like it. He wanted the kind that comes in a can. I do keep that item on hand but don't really like it's taste. Plus, I don't eat chocolate and it isn't my birthday so if that's what he wants, that's what I'll use but I also knew that 1 can wouldn't be enough to frost a 3 layer cake and I didn't want to go to the grocery store.

I decided that I would try something and if it didn't work I would throw it away and hit the grocery store anyway, to buy more frosting. But it did work and from what I was told by those that ate it, it was great.

I put my 1 can of frosting mix in a mixing bowl, melted 1 cup of melted chocolate chips and mixed them until they were well blended. I had plenty of icing and several people wanted the recipe for my "Milk Chocolate Frosting."

I did give it a taste, even though I don't like chocolate, and it didn't taste anything like what came out of the can. It was rich and creamy. It also gave it just enough stiffness that when I wrapped a piece in plastic wrap, the icing didn't stick to the wrap. I think I'll try this with some cream cheese icing using white chocolate chips next.