Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Recipe: #21954
December 01, 2015
"Chocolate frosting is my very favorite and this one is not only very easy to make it will be great on cakes, cookies or cupcakes. From Kate Dean's blog i heart eating. Cook time is blending ingredients together in mixer bowl."
Original is 1 serving
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (1004.8 g)
- Calories 4465.7
- Total Fat - 191 g
- Saturated Fat - 120.7 g
- Cholesterol - 491.4 mg
- Sodium - 1669.3 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 726.9 g
- Dietary Fiber - 14.3 g
- Sugars - 701.5 g
- Protein - 11.3 g
- Calcium - 152.2 mg
- Iron - 6.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Using a stand or hand mixer beat butter until pale, about 3-4 minutes on medium. Scrape down bowl.
Step 2
Add 3½ cups powdered sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla, and 2 tablespoons of milk. With mixer on low speed blend until powdered sugar and cocoa powder are incorporated.
Step 3
If the frosting is too dry add another tablespoon of milk. If the frosting is too wet add powdered sugar 2 tablespoons at a time until it reaches a spreadable consistency.
Tips
- Stand or hand mixer