Try This Decadent Chocolate
Buttercream Icing Recipe And...
You'll Never Eat Canned Chocolate Frosting Again!
This chocolate buttercream icing recipe is rich, delicious and a piece of cake to make. Once you taste it and see how easy it is to make, you won't go near canned frosting ever again!
Chocolate buttercream doesn't taste quite as sweet as vanilla buttercream frosting. It's just the right blend of sweetness and deep chocolate tones.
Sometimes, when I can't decide whether to use vanilla or chocolate frosting, I use the chocolate buttercream icing as the cake filling and vanilla buttercream as the frosting. That way I get the best of both worlds and so do my guests!
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening (I like to use Crisco)
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract
- 1 tblsp. meringue powder -- this is optional but makes the icing texture smoother (you can find the Wilton brand in craft stores or the Just Whites brand in your local grocery store)
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder or 3 1-oz.squares unsweetened chocolate, melted and cooled
- 3-4 tblsp. half and half or milk
- 1 lb. confectioner's sugar (use an unopened bag so you won't have to sift it)
Cream the shortening, butter, vanilla and milk (use a medium mixing speed, not a high speed, so you don't get air bubbles in your frosting).
Gradually add the cocoa or melted chocolate, meringue powder and confectioner's sugar. Continue mixing on medium speed until creamy.
Makes about 3 cups.
This icing is the right consistency for piping borders and making other decorative designs. To get the proper spreading consistency for frosting an entire cake, add 3-4 tablespoons of light corn syrup, milk or water.
Note: This frosting is a light brown color, as you can see in the photo above. If you'd like it darker you can add an extra 1/4 cup of cocoa or square of unsweetened chocolate, plus an extra tablespoon or so of milk. A bit of brown food coloring would also do the trick.
You might also be interested in these pages:
Our Vanilla Buttercream Frosting Recipe
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Birthday Cupcake Ideas
Ideas for Decorating Cupcakes
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