# Homemade Chocolate Frosting Guides This Cheat Sheet Provides Recipes to Make Quick Icing By M | Published 2015-11-11 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/chocolate-frosting References: [sheknows](http://www.sheknows.com/food-and-recipes/articles/1097979/chocolate-frosting-recipes) & [sheknows](http://www.sheknows.com) For bakers and at-home chefs always putting together [desserts and experimenting with recipes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/fancy-baking-confetti), this handy 'Chocolate Frosting Cheat Sheet' infographic by lifestyle blog She Knows offers several recipes for [quick chocolate icing](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dark-chocolate-ganache-mini-sheet-cake) in a variety of flavors and textures. This is ideal for anyone creating sweet treats and looking for a quick, easy and simple icing to layer on top. Creamy chocolate is such a versatile flavor that pairs well with all sorts of ingredients often used in desserts. The 'Chocolate Frosting Cheat Sheet' is a handy read for any baker to have on hand as it shares recipes for icings such as chocolate-mocha glaze, [chocolate caramel](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/salted-caramel-frosting) and minty chocolate peppermint. Each recipe is super simple to throw together with less than three ingredients needed. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.6/10 - Popularity: 41% | Activity: 30% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 10% men, 90% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Food](https://www.trendhunter.com/food) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Quick Icings:** The trend of developing and marketing cheat sheets, or quick guides to making homemade icing will appeal to busy home chefs who want quick and simple recipes to top off their baked goods. - **Flavored Icings:** The trend of creating flavored icings, such as chocolate-mocha glaze, chocolate caramel, and minty chocolate peppermint, provides opportunities for innovation and differentiation within the baking ingredients industry. - **Three-ingredient Recipes:** The trend of developing three-ingredient recipes for icings and other baked goods caters to the demand for convenience and simplicity, creating opportunities for innovation and efficiency in the baking industry. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Baking Ingredients:** Baking ingredients companies can capitalize on consumers' interest in homemade baked goods by creating and marketing simple, high-quality frosting products, including flavored icings with three ingredients or less. - **Recipe Apps and Sites:** Developers of recipe apps and websites can use cheat sheet-style guides to provide users with quick and easy frosting recipes, tapping into the trend of homemade baked goods and convenience. - **Consumer Appliances:** Consumer appliances manufacturers can design and promote appliances that specifically cater to home chefs who are interested in making homemade baked goods, such as frosting dispensers or mixers that are more efficient for making simple, small-batch icings. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [All-Natural Frozen Frostings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/frost-buttercream.md) - [Versatile Dessert Sauces](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/dessert-sauce.md) - [Flavorful Whipped Frosting Lines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/whipped-frosting.md) - [Limited-Edition Dessert-Flavored Frostings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/black-forest-frosting.md) - [Coffee-Flavored Frostings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/creamy-supreme-coffee-frosting.md) - [Refrigerated Cream Cheese Frostings](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/philadelphia-frosting.md) - [Shareable Chocolate Ice Creams](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-chocolatiers-series-by-salt-straw.md) - [Frosting-Filled Chocolate Cups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cupcake-cups.md) - [Textural Plant-Based Chocolate Cakes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/2foods-gteau-chocolate.md)