5 from 6 votes
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Perfect Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Recipe for cakes and cupcakes! Plus an easy tutorial on how to frost a cupcake!
Prep Time
15 mins
Total Time
15 mins
Servings:
4
cups
Calories:
232 kcal
Course:
Others
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter room temperature, unsalted
- 3 ½ cups powdered sugar
- ½ cup baking cocoa powder unsweetened
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- ½ cup heavy whipping cream
Instructions
- Beat butter for 3-5 minutes in a mixing bowl, until pale in color. Scrape down sides of bowl as needed.
- Add in powdered sugar, cocoa powder, almond extract, and heavy cream. Beat for an additional 3-5 minutes, scraping sides of bowl to fully blend frosting until light and fluffy.
- Use on cakes and cupcakes.
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Notes
- There are several cocoa powder options. When choosing a cocoa powder, make sure to use a baking cocoa powder. Baking cocoa powder doesn’t have added sugar and is unsweetened. Hersheys and Ghirardelli unsweetened cocoa powders are great options because they are sold in most stores and are very affordable.
- Beat, beat, beat. I cannot stress this enough. You want to beat your butter very well, then add the rest of your ingredients and beat again.
- Make sure you add my secret ingredient to this frosting. It’s the almond extract. This extract adds depth to this frosting. If you can’t find almond extract or don’t like the taste, you can swap it out for vanilla extract.
- See blog post for more tips and tricks on how to frost a cake, cupcakes, and how much frosting is needed.
Nutrition Information
Serving
0.25cup
Calories
232kcal
(12%)
Carbohydrates
26g
(9%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
14g
(22%)
Saturated Fat
9g
(45%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
5g
(29%)
Cholesterol
39mg
(13%)
Sodium
4mg
(0%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
24g
(48%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 cups
Amount Per Serving
Calories 232
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 0.25cup | |
| Calories | 232kcal | 12% |
| Carbohydrates | 26g | 9% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 14g | 22% |
| Saturated Fat | 9g | 45% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Cholesterol | 39mg | 13% |
| Sodium | 4mg | 0% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 24g | 48% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.