Rich Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Recipe

5 from 1 vote

This easy frosting made with cocoa powder beats up nice and fluffy! Its rich chocolate flavor compliments any cake or cookie! With just 4 ingredients, it's ready in as little as 5 minutes to pipe on or frost your favorite dessert!

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Course: Cake

Cuisine: American

Keyword: best chocolate buttercream frosting, chocolate buttercream with cocoa powder, fluffy chocolate buttercream frosting

Servings: Cups

Calories: 1912kcal

Author: Mindee

Cost: 10

Ingredients

2 Cups Butter Room Temperature
2 Cups Cocoa Powder
2 lb Powdered Sugar 2 lb bag
½-3/4 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 half the powdered sugar.
Add ½ cup of the milk.
Add the last of the powdered sugar.
Add additional milk to get the frosting to be the consistency you need, whether it's just spreading it on a cake or piping it.

Notes

DO NOT USE Hershey brand cocoa. It's cheap and bitter, causing this frosting to have a nasty bite to it.
When first made, this frosting is light brown in color but will turn a deep dark brown color after an hour or so.
For an easy treat, just spread this rich chocolate buttercream frosting between graham crackers and store it 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.

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