Frosting for devil's cake?

I want to make a devil's cake with chocolate pudding and maybe some semi-seet chocolate chips.

What kind of frosting do you think goes better with it? Vanilla? chocolate? I need suggestions and maybe recipes about frostings. It is for DH's birthday and he loves chocolate and vanilla. TIA

I have been making the same devil's food cake and this frosting for years and years. It's sweet but that's the only one my family wants.
To answer your question, I would never put vanilla frosting on a rich, chocolately cake. We go chocolate all the way.

I use a 2 Qt. Pyrex measuring bowl to
melt 12 oz. Nestle's semi-sweet morsels with 3 TB butter in the microwave. In mine it takes about 1 minute. Do not cover it.

Remove and sift in 1/2 cup confectioner's sugar and 1/2 tsp, salt. With an electric mixer, beat in 1 tsp. vanilla extract and 1/2 cup evaporated milk - straight from the can, no water added (regular whole milk does not work!) Bet til smooth.

It's the best. Let me know if you make it.
Mary

Thank you I'll let you know. I'll make it next Saturday.

here is the recipe for the best icing in the world. its from scratch and I cannot tell you how many people rave over this. My DH's admin eats it out of a container instead of putting it on the cake.

'PERFECTLY CHOCOLATE' CHOCOLATE FROSTING

1 stick (1/2 cup) butter or margarine
2/3 cup HERSHEY'S Cocoa
3 cups powdered sugar
1/3 cup milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Melt butter. Stir in cocoa. Alternately add powdered sugar and milk, beating to spreading consistency. Add small amount additional milk, if needed. Stir in vanilla. About 2 cups frosting.