Best Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Name: Best Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 3 cups
Ingredients: 1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 4 1/2 cups powdered sugar; 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa; Dash salt; 2/3 cup Land O Lakes® Heavy Whipping Cream; 2 (1-ounce) squares bittersweet baking chocolate, melted

Nothing tops a cake like homemade chocolate buttercream. It showcases simple ingredients, but this chocolate buttercream frosting recipe packs a decadent taste!

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10 min

Prep Time

10 min

Total Time

cups

Ingredients

1 cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

4 ¹/₂ cups powdered sugar

¹/₂ cup unsweetened cocoa

Dash salt

²/₃ cup Land O Lakes® Heavy Whipping Cream

2 (1-ounce) squares bittersweet baking chocolate, melted

How to make

STEP 1

Place butter into medium bowl. Beat at medium speed until creamy.
STEP 2

Beat at low speed, gradually adding powdered sugar, cocoa and salt alternately with whipping cream, scraping bowl often, until well mixed. Stir in melted chocolate.

Tip #1

- This recipe will be enough to frost one (13x9-inch) cake or 12 cupcakes.

Tip #2

- Add additional whipping cream, if necessary, for desired spreading consistency.

200 Calories

11 Fat (g)

30 Cholesterol (mg)

65 Sodium (mg)

24 Carbohydrates (g)

0 Dietary Fiber

1 Protein (g)

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