The Trick To Making The Perfect Chocolate Frosting!
Created by BusyMiz on December 12, 2015
- Servings: 12
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 0m
- Recipe #22104
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups butter (salted, cold cut into chunks)
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 5 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 4 tablespoons heavy whipping cream (divided)
How to Make
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Step 1: Using the paddle attachment of your heavy-duty stand mixer, whip COLD butter for 5-7 minutes, scraping down the bowl occasionally. Beat until butter looks light in color.
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Step 2: Sift cocoa powder into mixing bowl. Turn mixer on slow speed and beat until cocoa power is mixed into butter.
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Step 3: Add 2 cups confectioners' sugar and mix on low speed until incorporated into butter.
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Step 4: Add vanilla extract and 2 tbsp of heavy whipping cream and mix to combine.
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Step 5: Add additional 2 cups sugar and beat on low speed until sugar is incorporated. Increase speed to medium-high and beat for 3 minutes.
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Step 6: Add last 1 cup sugar along with 2 tbsp heavy whipping cream. Beat on low until ingredients start to mix together. Increase speed to medium-high and beat for another 3-5 minutes to whip additional air into the frosting.
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Step 7: Use as desired.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (125 g)
- Calories 562.7
- Total Fat - 25.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 16.3 g
- Cholesterol - 67.9 mg
- Sodium - 206.9 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 87.8 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.4 g
- Sugars - 83.5 g
- Protein - 1.7 g
- Calcium - 20.2 mg
- Iron - 1 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg