Chocolate Frosting Recipe with Cocoa Powder! {Easy 5-Ingredient Buttercream Icing}
Something magical is about to happen when you make this easy Chocolate Frosting Recipe with Cocoa Powder!
Servings: 2 cups
Ingredients
- 6 tbsp. Salted Butter softened
- 3/4 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 2 1/2 cups Confectioner's Sugar {Powdered Sugar}
- 7 tbsp. Milk*
- 1 tsp. Pure Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- In medium mixing bowl, stir together Cocoa Powder and Confectioner's Sugar with a whisk until well combined and large clumps are broken up.
- Using mixer, cream the Butter until smooth.
- Pour Cocoa/Sugar mixture into the bowl with creamed butter, and continue mixing on low speed.
- Add in Vanilla and gradually add in Milk, and mix first on low, then on medium speed until you reach your desired consistency.* You'll want to scrape down the sides and bottom of your bowl with a spatula to make sure everything gets well combined.
- Then once done mixing, stir well again with spatula to break up any air bubbles.
- Immediately frost on your cooled cake or pipe onto your cooled cupcakes. ENJOY!
Notes
*For thicker frosting use less milk, and for thinner frosting you can add a bit more milk as needed
Recipe can be easily doubled for larger multi-layer cakes or big batches of cupcakes.
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