This rich chocolate buttercream frosting is perfect for cakes, cupcakes, cookies, putting between graham crackers or just eating off a spoon!
Frosting from a can is considered an unforgivable sin at my house. Therefore it is necessary to have a good variety of homemade frosting recipes. This is my go to, tried and true chocolate buttercream frosting. I’ve used it on cupcakes, cakes, cookies, and one of my kids favorite ways, between two graham crackers. It pipes beautifully or spreads well if you prefer. It is very rich and deeply chocolatey. I know you’ll love it! Give it a try and let me know how it goes!
You want your butter to be room temperature for nice smooth frosting. Also, use butter, not margarine or butter substitute. Beat the butter in a mixing bowl until it is creamy.
Add the cocoa a bit at a time to the butter and mix it in well. It should be very smooth. Thick, but smooth.
Add the powdered sugar a bit at a time alternately with 1/2 cup milk. After all the powdered sugar and milk have been added and well mixed you can add more milk if you want your frosting softer.
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This rich chocolate buttercream frosting is perfect for cakes, cupcakes, cookies, putting between graham crackers or just eating off a spoon!
Ingredients
- 2 Cups Room Temperature Butter
- 2 Cups Cocoa Powder
- One 2 lb bag Powdered Sugar
- 1/2-3/4 Cup Milk
Instructions
- Beat the butter in a mixing bowl until creamy and smooth.
- Beat in the cocoa powder a little at a time until it has all been added and the mixture is smooth and lump free.
- Add the powdered sugar a bit at a time alternately with 1/2 cup milk. Once all the powdered sugar has been added and you’ve beaten the frosting until smooth you can add more milk if you want a softer frosting.
Notes
- For an easy treat just spread this rich chocolate buttercream frosting between graham crackers and store in an airtight container overnight to soften. So yummy!
- If you want to cut this recipe in half, 1 lb of powdered sugar is roughly 4 cups.
Keywords: buttercream frosting, frosting, chocolate frosting
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Suzanne says
February 10, 2018 at 7:14 pmThis is my favorite frosting recipe!! Definitely something to eat plain with a spoon!!
mindeescookingobsession says
February 12, 2018 at 10:43 amThank you!
Carol says
March 10, 2019 at 6:27 pmAll I can taste is cocoa. What can I do to cut the taste of cocoa out?
mindeescookingobsession says
March 11, 2019 at 9:23 amMy first question is, what type of cocoa are you using? I’ve made this recipe more times than I can count and while this is a deeply chocolately rich frosting, I’ve never had the cocoa be overbearing. However if one used a less expensive, off brand cocoa I could see that happening. I always use Ghirardelli. If you are using a good quality cocoa and it’s too much for you I would just cut the amount of cocoa in half next time.