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A chocolate cupcake topped with chocolate frosting, and chocolate jimmie sprinkles.
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Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

This American Chocolate Buttercream Frosting is a delicious homemade chocolate frosting that is great for your cakes, cupcakes, and cookies. It's smooth, creamy, richly chocolatey, and so good you'll want to eat it by the spoonful.
Prep Time20 minutes
Total Time20 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: buttercream, Chocolate Buttercream Frosting, Frosting
Servings: 1 batch
Calories: 3808kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

For the Chocolate Buttercream:

  • 1 cup unsalted butter (softened)
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup cocoa powder
  • 4 TBS heavy cream
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 dash salt

Instructions

For the Chocolate Buttercream:

  • In a large bowl, beat the butter until it is smooth.
  • Using a mixer or stand mixer on low, add in the powdered sugar, and cocoa powder. Beat until they're well mixed together.
  • Add in the vanilla extract, heavy cream, and salt and mix until smooth.
  • Turn the mixer up to medium high speed, and beat until it is nice and fluffy. (Add more powdered sugar, or more heavy cream as needed to get the frosting the right consistency).
  • Scoop your frosting into a piping bag with a piping tip (I like the 1M tip) and frost the cupcakes.

Nutrition

Calories: 3808kcal | Carbohydrates: 506g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 212g | Saturated Fat: 134g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 55g | Trans Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 556mg | Sodium: 99mg | Potassium: 781mg | Fiber: 16g | Sugar: 473g | Vitamin A: 6555IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 154mg | Iron: 6mg