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Creamy Chocolate Frosting

This creamy homemade chocolate frosting is rich, fluffy, and perfectly balanced with real cocoa and vanilla. It spreads beautifully on cakes, cupcakes, or brownies and comes together in minutes with simple pantry ingredients. This recipe will yield about 4 1/2-5 cups of frosting, enough to generously frost 24 cupcakes or a two layer 8-inch cake.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 10 minutes

Equipment

  • hand or stand mixer

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 cup Unsalted Butter
  • 4 1/2 cups Powdered Sugar
  • 3/4 cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
  • 5-6 tbsp Heavy Whipping Cream plus extra for thinning
  • 3 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 1/4 tsp Salt

Instructions
 

  • Using a hand mixer or a stand mixer, beat the butter until soft and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
  • Add powdered sugar, cocoa powder, 5 tbsp heavy cream, vanilla, and salt. Beat until incorporated.
  • Adjust the consistency by slowly adding heavy cream.
  • Spread or pipe onto brownies, cake, or cupcakes and enjoy! Store in the fridge for up to a week or the freezer for 3 months. To use, bring back to room temperature and rewhip to make it fluffy again.