Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Smooth, velvety, and wonderfully decadent, our chocolate buttercream frosting is a luscious cake topping perfect for any occasion!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Yield: 18 servings 1x
- Category: Cakes, Chocolate, Frosting
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups unsalted butter, softened
- 4 3/4 cups (540 grams) confectioners’ sugar
- 1 cup (80 grams) unsweetened natural cocoa powder
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup milk or cream, or as needed
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Sift together the confectioners’ sugar and cocoa powder into a bowl and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl with an electric mixer, beat the softened butter until creamy.
- Add the confectioners’ sugar and cocoa mixture to the butter along with 1/4 cup of milk or cream, salt, and vanilla. Beat on low speed until combined. Increase the speed to medium-high and beat for 1 minute. Add more milk or cream if the frosting is too thick, or add more confectioners’ sugar if too thin.
- Use the frosting immediately or refrigerate it in an airtight container and use it within 1 week.