Basic Chocolate Buttercream Icing recipe

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Ingredients

⅓ cup butter, at room temperature
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, divided
⅓ cup milk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 (16 ounce) package confectioners' sugar, sifted

Nutrition Info

153.9 calories
carbohydrate: 29.7 g
cholesterol: 10.6 mg
fat: 4.3 g
fiber: 0.9 g
protein: 0.7 g
saturatedFat: 2.7 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 30.2 mg
sugar: 27.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Beat butter and 1/4 cup cocoa powder together in a bowl with an electric mixer on low until light and fluffy. Gradually add milk, remaining 1/4 cup cocoa powder, and vanilla extract, beat until smooth. Add confectioners' sugar, about 2 tablespoons at a time, until desired consistency is reached.

Recipe Yield

16 servings

Recipe Note

This is a basic recipe that allows you to make the choice of how sweet it is. Top cupcakes and muffins and especially chocolate zucchini cakes with this icing.

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