The Best Dark Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Recipe
If you are a chocolate lover, look no further for the best, rich, delicious chocolate buttercream frosting ever! It is a perfect compliment to any cake, or even brownies!
Ingredients
- 2 sticks salted butter softened
- 1/2 cup cocoa sifted
- 1/2 cup dark cocoa sifted
- 4-6 cups powdered sugar sifted
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 dash salt
- 1-4 tbsp heavy cream or half & half
Instructions
- Beat softened butter until smooth, slowly add the sifted cocoa powder and mix well. If the butter mixture becomes crumbly, add 1 Tbsp cream and mix until smooth. Continue adding cream as needed. When butter & cocoa mixture is smooth, slowly start adding the powdered sugar 1 cup at a time. If at any point your mixture starts to get stiff and crumbly, add another tbsp of cream and mix until smooth. Continue adding the powdered sugar until you get the consistency that you desire.
Notes
Remember, if you are spreading the frosting on a sheet cake, the frost can be very soft. If you are frosting a layer cake, you will want your icing about the consistency of softened butter (spreadable, buy not dripping off of a spoon). If you are planning to pipe the icing, continue adding powdered sugar until the frosting can be touched without sticking to your hand.