Fluffy and smooth with a lovely chocolatey flavour, this is how to make Chocolate Buttercream Frosting! Follow along with the quick recipe video (below recipe). Use this buttercream to frost cakes and cupcakes – it can be piped, spread and used to sandwich cake layers!
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Fluffy and chocolatey, buttercream frosting is a classic favourite for smothering over cakes and cupcakes. This Chocolate Buttercream Frosting is:
✅ Perfect for piping – it holds its shape with swirls, roses etc
✅ Can be used for sandwiching between cake layers – it won’t ooze out everywhere like cream when you cut into the cake
✅ Fluffy, creamy, luscious and buttery. Totally indulgent and will rival any high end bakery!
How to make Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Buttercream frosting is not hard to make but it does take time – and an electric mixer or stand mixer. The key is beating, beating, beating – for at least 6 minutes, usually 7 to 8 minutes.
The longer you beat, the fluffier it is and the smoother it is.
Beat, beat, beat!
Other than beating, the only other tip I have for a beautiful classic buttercream frosting is to use the right butter to icing sugar (powdered sugar) ratio. Too much sugar to butter = gritty frosting. Too little, and it just tastes like butter.
Go forth and enjoy! – Nagi x
Use this Chocolate Buttercream Frosting for:
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Chocolate Cupcakes – no stand mixer required for these incredible cupcakes!
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Chocolate Cake – the BEST everyday chocolate cake, ever!
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Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Ingredients
- 200g / 3/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 1/2 cups soft icing sugar / powdered sugar , sifted (Note 1)
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder , unsweetened, preferably Dutch Processed, sifted(Note 3)
- 1/4 cup milk (any)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
Instructions
- Place butter in the bowl of a stand mixer with paddle attached. Beat for 3 minutes on speed 7 until it becomes pale.
- Add half the icing sugar and cocoa powder. Beat for 3 minutes - start slow, increase to speed 7.
- Add remaining icing sugar and cocoa powder. Beat again for 3 minutes.
- Add milk and vanilla if using. Beat again for 1 minute on speed 7.
- Spread onto cakes / cupcakes, or spoon into frosting bag and pipe.
Recipe Notes:
Nutrition Information:
WATCH HOW TO MAKE IT
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting recipe video!
LIFE OF DOZER
BY POPULAR DEMAND…. Dozer photo added!! I didn’t have one in this recipe because it was an extra recipe for the Chocolate Cupcakes. Gasp shock horror! Better fix it! 🙂
Mary says
WHERE’S DOZER? No photo of DOZER!
Lovely recipe Nagi which I will be using in the near future, but, no Dozer!
Nagi says
Because he’s in the MAIN recipe – the cupcakes!!!! OK OK you win, I will add one!!
Mary says
Now things are back to normal. Lovely Dozer!
Nagi says
❤️
Shalryn says
~sneaks in and swipes the milk; drops in an equal amount of whipping cream and two extra teaspoons of cocoa powder; steals away the vanilla — which is greatly overused nowadays — and substitutes half a teaspoon of Himalayan salt~
There. My tactic for making a truly rich buttercream. (Face it, it’s buttercream. If your arteries aren’t screaming for mercy, you’re not doing it right.)
Nagi says
Ooh! LOVE those tips – especially the SALT!
lee says
I love your recipes and can’t wait to try this one..I have to admit though I come to see Dozer first…:) I have had 5 golden and he looks exactlly like my first two males.. my last male was white with chocolate eyes…they are all gone now (plus two beautiful girls) so I get my dog fix with your beautiful Dozer..!
keep up the good work… I have a fishing lodge and about to start my season and will be trying all your recipes!
thank you from Vancouver Canada
Nagi says
I LOVE that you see Dozer first!!! Sometimes I do his section first… 😉 N xx