Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
It’s another Kids in the Kitchen this week at the library. I absolutely love this program. It is a lot of fun and one of my most popular programs. I have two planned for the Summer Reading Program and I really hope to be able to have the program more often and start doing more difficult recipes.
For this Kids in the Kitchen they are decorating cupcakes and making their own chocolate frosting.
This is one of my favorite chocolate buttercream frosting recipes. It is very simple, and not time-consuming. I first used this recipe on the bacon chocolate cupcakes and loved it, and made it my go to. I hope you enjoy this frosting as much as I do!
http://https://www.muffinsandmeat.com/2014/04/24/chocolate-bacon-cupcakes/
Easiest Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Ingredients:
- 2 3/4 cups Confectioner’s Sugar
- 6 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
- 5 tablespoons heavy whipping cream (or whole milk); you may need to add a little more
- 6 tablespoons butter- softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Directions:
- Sift the powdered sugar and cocoa together in a bowl and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, cream butter until smooth.
- Alternate pouring the powdered sugar mixture and the heavy cream (or whole milk).
- Add in vanilla.
- If the frosting is not at your desired consistency, add more whipping cream or powdered sugar depending on whether it is too thick/thin.
- When you are frosting your cupcakes the frosting may begin to harden. If this happens add a touch of whipping cream.
Tagged: buttercream, chocolate, cupcakes, decadent, dessert, frosting, quick, simple
