Easy Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

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Easy Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

The best easy chocolate buttercream! The perfect chocolate frosting for cakes, cupcakes, and other delicious treats.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Prep Time 20

Total Time 20

Servings cups - enough to frost a 12-16 cupcakes

Calories 1118kcal

Author Olivia

Ingredients

Chocolate Buttercream

1 cup unsalted butter room temperature
3/4 cup cocoa powder sifted
3 cups powdered sugar sifted
2 tsp vanilla extract
3-4 Tbsp whipping cream or milk room temperature

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Instructions

Chocolate Buttercream

Using a stand mixer or hand mixer, beat butter until creamy and light.
Reduce speed to low and add sifted cocoa powder. Beat until smooth and combined.
Reduce speed to low. Add powdered sugar 1 cup at a time mix on low until well blended. Increase speed to medium and beat for 3 minutes. Add vanilla and 2 Tbsp cream or milk and continue to beat on medium for 1 minute.
Add more cream /milk as needed until desired consistency is reached. Whip until the frosting is smooth and silky.

Nutrition

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