This delicious Chocolate Buttercream Frosting is easy to make and is a great addition to your favourite cake, cupcakes, brownies and more.
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Taking around 10 minutes to make, this rich chocolate icing using a handful of ingredients to create a creamy, chocolate buttercream to slather over your homemade products.
Using Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
This chocolate icing can be used in a variety of ways:
- As frosting on a cake, cupcakes or brownies
- Between the layers of a layered cake
- Pipe on cakes, cupcakes, muffins and more
Ingredients for Making Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
To make around 2 cups of chocolate buttercream icing, you will need:
- 227g Salted Butter- 8oz/1 cup, softened
- 360g Icing Sugar – 3 cups / 12.6oz
- 57g Cocoa Powder ⅔ cup / 2oz
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2-3 TBSP Milk
Making Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Place the softened butter in a bowl and beat until it becomes light and fluffy. This can be done in a stand mixer or with a hand mixer in a large bowl.
Turn the mixer down to low speed and gently add the icing sugar and then the cocoa powder and mix until fully incorporated.
Add the vanilla extract and mix through.
Gently mix through 2 tablespoons of milk.
When incorporated, turn the speed up on the mixer and whip until light and fluffy.
If the icing seems too thick, add a little of the extra milk until you get a spreadable consistency.
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Storing Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
This chocolate buttercream icing can be made ahead of time, and stored up to 4 days ahead in an airtight container in the fridge.
Before using, bring to room temperature. The frosting can also be whipped before using again.
Buttercream frosting can be frozen in a freezer-safe container for up to 3 months. When ready to use, defrost in the fridge overnight, then bring it to room temperature on the counter again.
Tips for Making Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
- Too thin or runny? This can happen if the mixture is over mixed or too much liquid has been added. To fix it, place the bowl in the fridge for at least 10 minutes. Remove and then add more icing sugar, about 1 TBSP at a time and mix through.
- Too dense or thick? Add a little more milk or cream as you are whipping it.
- Make sure the butter is softened or at room temperature before using. Just don’t let it get too melted, as then it won’t mix in properly. If cold butter is used, then the frosting may separate.
- If you don’t have salted butter, you can use unsalted and add a pinch of salt to the frosting if you wish.
- Make sure the mixer is on low speed when adding the icing sugar and cocoa powder.
- Using dutch-processed cocoa powder will give a dark colour and more flavour.
- This mixture can easily be doubled if needed.
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Equipment
- Stand Mixer or Hand Mixer
- Whisk Attachment
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Salted Butter Softened
- 3 Cups Icing Sugar
- ⅔ Cup Cocoa Powder
- 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
- 2-3 TBSP Milk or Cream
Instructions
- Place the softened butter in a bowl and beat until it becomes light and fluffy. This can be done in a stand mixer or with a hand mixer in a large bowl.
- Turn the mixer down to low speed and gently add the icing sugar and then the cocoa powder and mix until fully incorporated.
- Add the vanilla extract and mix through.
- Gently mix through 2 tablespoons of milk.
- When incorporated, turn the speed up on the mixer and whip until light and fluffy.
- If the icing seems too thick, add a little of the extra milk until you get a spreadable consistency.
Nutrition
Nutritional information is an estimate and provided as a courtesy. The values may vary according to the ingredients and tools that are used. Please use your preferred nutritional calculator for more detailed information.
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