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Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
  • Category

    Dessert

  • Cusine

    American

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups butter

3 3/4 cups powdered sugar

2/3 cup cocoa powder

3 - 4 Tbsp heavy cream or half-&-half

1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

Directions

In a the bowl of an electric stand mixer, fitted with whisk attachment , whip butter on moderately high speed until very pale and fluffy , about 6 - 8 minutes, occasionally scraping down sides of the bowl. Sift in cocoa powder then add in powdered sugar, 3 Tbsp heavy cream and vanilla and mix on low speed until combine, scrapping down the sides of the bowl as needed and adding up to 1 tbsp additional cream to thin if desired. Increase mixer to medium-high speed and whip mixture until pale and very fluffy about 4 - 5 minutes, occasionally scraping down sides of the bowl.