Creamy Homemade Chocolate Frosting
Easy to make with a few ingredients, this chocolate frosting recipe is a keeper!
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 10 mins
- Yield: 1 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
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- 3 1/2 cups powdered (confectioner’s) sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 stick butter (1/2 cup), softened to room temperature
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 to 3/4 cup heavy cream (depending on desired consistency)
Instructions
- Measure powdered sugar, cocoa powder and salt into a small mixing bowl.
- Mix together gently with a wire whisk until well-combined.
- Add butter to a separate large mixing bowl and beat with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy.
- Reduce speed and add vanilla, mixing well.
- Add powdered sugar/cocoa mixture a cup at a time, along with a few tablespoons of heavy cream, and mix well.
- Scrape down sides of bowl with a rubber spatula and add a few more tablespoons of heavy cream.
- Increase speed of electric mixer to medium and continue beating frosting until fluffy and creamy.
- Add more cream, if needed, until reaching desired consistency.
Notes
I used all 3/4 cup of heavy cream for this recipe. For a stiffer frosting for piping onto cupcakes, add heavy cream by tablespoons, beating until well-combined until desired consistency is reached. Makes enough frosting for one 9″ x 13″ cake or one 2-layer round cake or 24 cupcakes.
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