I am having a hard time getting my chocolate buttercream Icing CHOCOLATE BROWN. any ideas? I dont want to add a bottle of color. so how do I get it darker?

Add more cocoa powder. Good luck.

Use Hershey's syrup! I think it works a lot better than cocoa powder. The cake I made for Father's Day 2007 in my photos has Hershey syrup chocolate BC on it.

melt some dark chocolate with a little butter, let it cool slightly and add it in

mine does (above)

so can you tell me how much you would add to say 8 cups of icing? I'm icing a 10" square

I can't. I am sorry. Just eyeball it. Start small. If you can get unsweetened chocolate, that would be best, IMO Let meknow how it comes out

Here is the recipe for Chocolate Syrup Frosting. Chocolate Fudge Sauce like you use to top ice cream is also wonderful!!

http://www.cakecentral.com/cake_recipe-2033-0-Chocolate-Syrup-Frosting.html

that looks great!

yummy. I love the way it SOUNDS hah.
Does that one crust? It looks good on your cake!!!! OF course.