Simple Chocolate Buttercream Frosting recipe

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Ingredients

½ cup milk chocolate chips, or more to taste
3 ½ cups powdered sugar
1 ¼ cups cold unsalted butter, cut into chunks
2 tablespoons heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, or more to taste

Nutrition Info

183.5 calories
carbohydrate: 21.4 g
cholesterol: 28.3 mg
fat: 11.5 g
fiber: 0.6 g
protein: 0.7 g
saturatedFat: 7.2 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 8.2 mg
sugar: 19.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Melt chocolate chips in a microwave-safe glass or ceramic bowl in 15-second intervals, stirring after each interval, 1 to 3 minutes.

  2. Combine powdered sugar, butter, cream, and vanilla extract in a mixing bowl. Mix with an electric mixer on medium speed for 2 minutes. Add cocoa and melted chocolate chips, mix until creamy.

  3. Place in the refrigerator for 10 minutes before using.

Recipe Yield

24 servings

Recipe Note

A simple recipe for chocolate buttercream frosting that you can't get wrong that tastes great on yellow cake, brownies, or straight from the bowl! Using 1/2 baking cocoa and 1/2 milk chocolate chips provides the perfect chocolate flavoring.

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