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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 unsalted butter room temperature
  • 3 ½ cups powdered sugar
  • ½ cup unsweetened baking cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • ½ cup heavy whipping cream

Instructions

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  1. Beat butter for 3-5 minutes in a mixing bowl, until pale in color. Scrape down sides of bowl as needed.
  2. 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.
  3. Use on cakes and cupcakes.

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 Cholesterol 39mg (13%) Sodium 4mg (0%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 24g (48%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 4cups

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.