Creamy Chocolate Frosting That Stays Soft

With the heat off, add the cocoa powder and sweetened condensed milk to the saucepan.

Add the heavy cream to the rest of the ingredients in the saucepan.

Turn on the heat (medium-low) and stir continuously until the mixture thickens and starts to boil.

If you desire a thin sauce (for ice cream or pancakes), turn off the heat as soon as it comes to a boil and let it cool slightly.

For cake frosting (stage two), continue cooking until, when drawing a path with a spatula, the sauce momentarily separates (creating a 'trail') before quickly coming back together.

For a fudge-like consistency (stage three), cook until, when tracing a path with the spatula, the sauce takes about five seconds to rejoin.

When you reach the desired consistency for cake frosting, turn off the heat.

After turning off the heat, continue stirring the sauce in the pan for at least 2 minutes.