Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Recipe - Just 5 minutes
Calories: 436kcal
Adjust Servings Here: 12 Cupcakes
Description
This is the best chocolate buttercream frosting recipe you will ever make. It's light, airy with real melted chocolate, not just cocoa powder. I have been using this for all my cakes and cupcakes only to receive rave reviews from my customers.
Ingredients
- 8 oz (226 g) Unsalted Butter (2 sticks) room temperature
- 3 cups (360 g) Powdered sugar
- ¼ cup (60 ml) Whipping cream
- 4 oz (100 g) Chocolate Dark (60% fat and above is best)
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla
Instructions
- Melt chocolate in the microwave or double boiler - set aside to cool.
- Make sure the butter is room temperature not cold.
- Use a whisk or mixer and cream the butter for a minute.
- Add salt, fresh cream and vanilla - mix a minute longer, until well combined.
- Now, add the powdered sugar, one cup at a time.
- Once all the powder sugar has been incorporated,
- Continue to mix for 2 to 3 minutes more until you have a light and fluffy buttercream.
- The cream in the mixture will whip and give you almost stiff peaks.
- Tip: If you do not whip enough the buttercream will be soft consistency which may not be pipeable. So whip until you have a stable whipped cream kinda light and fluffy frosting. (See video)
- Lastly, add the melted cooled chocolate to the buttercream and stir well to combine.
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