Rich Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

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.

Rich Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

(9 votes, average: 4.67 out of 5)

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• Author: Mindee's Cooking Obsession
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Total Time: 10 minutes
• Yield: 3 Cups
• Category: Dessert
• Method: Mixing
• Cuisine: American

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Description

This rich chocolate buttercream frosting is perfect for cakes, cupcakes, cookies, putting between graham crackers or just eating off a spoon!

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Ingredients

•   2 Cups Room Temperature Butter
•   2 Cups Cocoa Powder
•   One 2 lb bag Powdered Sugar
•   1/2-3/4 Cup Milk

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Instructions

1. Beat the butter in a mixing bowl until creamy and smooth.
2. Beat in the cocoa powder a little at a time until it has all been added and the mixture is smooth and lump free.
3.  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.

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Notes

1. 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!
2. 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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