This amazing chocolate buttercream is rich, decadent, and so chocolaty! It’s the chocolate version of my vanilla frosting, and it’s easy to make and requires only a few ingredients. This is great on cupcakes, but it’s also wonderful on cakes and as a filling for cookies.This...
Tips for the Best Chocolate Buttercream Frosting: The butter must be at room temperature (or nearly room temp), otherwise it blend with other ingredients well and won’t whip up properly. Don’t let the butter get too warm or it will melt. Sift cocoa first especially if it’s clumpy. ...
To make the chocolate cake, I used a Devil’s Food chocolate cake mix. Since I was making the chocolate buttercream frosting from scratch, using a cake box mix made baking so much quicker! I added sour cream to my cake batter for added flavor and black food gel to make the cupcakes ...
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Smooth, creamy, and delicious! The Best Chocolate Buttercream Frosting you have ever tasted. So easy to make. Great on cakes, cupcakes, and brownies!
Cream butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer. Mix in 2 cups powdered sugar, cocoa powder, almond extract, vanilla extract, and salt. Add buttermilk in small amounts until well combined. Add remaining 2 cups powdered sugar. Cook’s Note ...
The intense flavor for this chocolate buttercream frosting comes from a combination of dark chocolate and cocoa powder. If you don’t want it too intense, add just a bit of cocoa powder at a time until you reach the desired taste. Then there’s some heavy cream and the other usual ...
Can you make chocolate buttercream frosting with melted chocolate? Yes, you certainly can! I love the light airiness when using cocoa powder but if you’d prefer, melted chocolate is a great alternative. Simply melt 4-ounces of coarsely chopped chocolate in a heatproof bowl set over a pot...
To a large bowl or the base of a stand mixer, cream the butter, cocoa powder and vanilla until very well combined. Add ½ cup of the powdered sugar to the mix, along with the kefir. Beat until combined. Slowly continue to add the sugar to the frosting until everything is combined....
Your chocolate cake fix, just with less leftovers! This chocolate cake for two has super tender chocolate cake with luscious chocolate buttercream frosting.