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Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

5 from 1 vote
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Course: Cake, Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Chocolate buttercream icing, Chocolate cake icing
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 minute
Calories: 1007kcal

Ingredients

  • ⅓ cup butter (soften)
  • ⅛ teaspoon salt
  • 3 cups confectioners sugar
  • 3 ounces (squares) bakers unsweetened chocolate melted
  • ¼ cup milk
  • 1 ½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Melt chocolate over a double boiler. Allow to cool for 10 minutes.
  • In a large mixer bowl beat butter, salt and one cup confectioners sugar until light and fluffy.
  • Blend in melted chocolate.
  • Then add the rest of the sugar alternately with milk and vanilla.
  • Mix until smooth and cream.
  • Note: add more sugar to thicken or milk to thin frosting if needed for good spreading consistency.

Equipment

Mixer
Measuring spoons
Measuring cups
Pastry Bag

Nutrition

Serving: 10g | Calories: 1007kcal | Carbohydrates: 404g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 106g | Saturated Fat: 66g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 30g | Trans Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 165mg | Sodium: 823mg | Potassium: 835mg | Fiber: 14g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 2016IU | Calcium: 186mg | Iron: 15mg
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