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Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

March 9, 2017 by Tara Noland 18 Comments

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Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Here is a delicious recipe for all your chocolate icing needs, Chocolate Buttercream Frosting is scrumptious and easy to use. You can ice cupcakes, cakes or brownies with this recipe.

You can also double it if you have a layer cake or need extra frosting. It is simple to make and with great results each time. Also try our delicious Salted Caramel Buttercream for a different yet wonderfully delicious frosting. 

A fantastic frosting is a must to make all your baked goods even better. A delicious icing is a celebration onto itself. It can also save the day with small underwhelming cupcakes and make them into something very special.

There is nothing worse in my mind than an icing that looks so pretty but tastes terrible and is full of shortening. You know the kind you get at the grocery store on all the cakes. I think it is a lunch bag let down for a celebration. 

Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Cupcakes, brownies and cakes don’t have to be hard to make. Keep the ingredients simple like in this buttercream frosting.

This is enough to ice 12 cupcakes or a simple 9×13″ cake but it all depends on how much icing you want to use. If you want to pile it high, double the recipe or if you are icing a layered cake with decorations you will want more. 

Enjoy this rich and dreamy icing. You will want to make extra just for the finger licking anyway!!

Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Rich and creamy and full of wonderful flavor, this recipe will be your go to for a great Chocolate Buttercream Frosting!! Dive into the chocolate decadence of this recipe!!

 

Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Recipe

 

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Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

A rich Chocolate Buttercream Frosting for all your icing needs. The recipe can be doubled for larger items easily.

Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 3 cups icing sugar
  • 2/3 cup cocoa
  • 4 Tbsp. whipping cream or to desired consistency
  • 2 tsp. vanilla

Instructions

Cream butter in a bowl of a standup mixer with a paddle attachment and slowly add in the icing sugar and cocoa. Once incorporated add in the vanilla and then the whipping cream to desired consistency.

© Tara Noland
Cuisine: American / Category: Dessert

 

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Filed Under: Dessert, Easter Recipes and Ideas, Gluten Free, Kid Recipes, Popular Posts, Valentine's Day Ideas and Recipes, Vegetarian Tagged With: butter, buttercream, chocolate, confectioners sugar, frosting, icing, icing sugar, powdered sugar

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Comments

  1. Jodi says

    March 10, 2017 at 11:28 am

    Oh my gosh I love this! My kids love baking, but I am not a very proficient baker. lol My poor kids… I really need a decent buttercream recipe though that can come out of the piping bag easily. Thanks!!

    Reply
    • Tara Noland says

      March 10, 2017 at 4:13 pm

      I have very hot hands so my icing doesn’t need to be as thin as someone with cold hands I find.

      Reply
  2. lisa says

    March 10, 2017 at 12:25 pm

    I want to lick my screen – delicious! I’m making more and more homemade desserts and this is going on the list for the next batch of cupcakes!

    Reply
  3. Jeanette says

    March 10, 2017 at 1:41 pm

    That looks so yummy! I just need to make a cake to put that on top of, OK maybe I don’t need the cake I could just eat it on its own LOL.

    Reply
  4. Meagan says

    March 10, 2017 at 2:27 pm

    I’ve been looking for a good buttercream frosting! I need to try this on my cupcakes!

    Reply
  5. Kelly Hutchinson says

    March 10, 2017 at 5:33 pm

    I had no idea it was so easy to make chocolate buttercream frosting. This sure beats store bought!

    Reply
  6. Claudia Krusch says

    March 10, 2017 at 6:14 pm

    This frosting looks so delicious and easy to make. I will be making a birthday cake this weekend. I will have to give this recipe a try.

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  7. Alicia says

    March 10, 2017 at 6:53 pm

    This looks like a delicious frosting recipe. Now I need to make some cupcakes this weekend 🙂

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  8. Janis @MommyBlogExpert says

    March 10, 2017 at 6:55 pm

    There’s nothing like homemade icing. Your chocolate buttercream sounds so mouthwatering. I can’t wait to try your recipe. Thanks for sharing it.

    Reply
  9. Jeni Hawkins says

    March 10, 2017 at 7:22 pm

    This looks absolutely delicious. I need to give it a try!

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  10. TColeman says

    March 10, 2017 at 7:24 pm

    I love buttercream icing! This makes me want to dive in and just eat it with a spoon.

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  11. Dawn McAlexander says

    March 10, 2017 at 7:44 pm

    Buttercream frosting is one of my favorites. I am suddenly feeling the urge for some cake. I just want to eat the frosting really.

    Reply
  12. Tania says

    March 10, 2017 at 8:27 pm

    That looks divine! My girls have been looking for a good frosting recipe, thank you!

    Reply
  13. Kristi says

    March 10, 2017 at 8:47 pm

    Yum… I can almost taste it because it sounds so delicious!. I have always loved frosting.

    Reply
  14. Sarah says

    March 10, 2017 at 9:05 pm

    Thanks for sharing! You can’t go wrong with a good buttercream recipe. I’m going to save this for the holidays when I do tons of baking.

    Reply
  15. Aimee Smith says

    March 10, 2017 at 10:47 pm

    All I need is a batch of that and box of graham crackers to spread it on. Yummy!

    Reply
  16. Nancy @ whispered inspirations says

    March 10, 2017 at 11:35 pm

    I personally love chocolate and I died when I saw this. So delish!

    Reply
  17. Stacie says

    March 12, 2017 at 7:00 am

    Buttercream frosting is my favourite. And you can never go wrong with chocolate.

    Reply

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