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Best Chocolate Frosting! Whipped Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

This chocolate cream cheese frosting is a chocolate lovers dream. Frosts 18-24 cupcakes or an 8 or 9-inch two layer round cake.

Prep Time
8 mins
Total Time
8 mins
Servings: 3 cups frosting
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 8 oz package cream cheese room temp
  • 8 Tbsp 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temp
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

Instructions

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  1. In the bowl of an electric mixer using paddle attachment (or using an electric hand mixer with a large bowl), beat together 8 oz cream cheese with 8 Tbsp butter on medium/high speed until creamy (3 min), scraping down the bowl as needed.
  2. Sift in 3 cups powdered sugar with 1/2 cup cocoa powder to ensure there are no lumps then add 1/4 tsp salt. Mix on low speed until well combined, scrape down the bowl well then increase to medium/high speed and beat until smooth and whipped (1 min).
  3. Add 1 tsp vanilla and beat on medium/high until smooth (1 min). Now it's ready to be piped onto cooled cupcakes.

Notes

  • It's best to pipe the frosting on after it is made. If you refrigerate the frosting, it will need a little time at room temp to soften and become pipe-able.