Chocolate Frosting Recipe

A chocolate cupcake with a swirl of chocolate frosting on a plate with a floral pattern.

My EASY Chocolate Frosting is the BEST frosting for cakes, especially birthday cupcakes!! It's simple to whip up in just 6 minutes and oh so creamy!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword Chocolate Frosting, easy

Prep Time 6

Total Time 6

Servings

Calories 342kcal

Author Katie Cooksey

Ingredients

1 cup butter softened, both salted or unsalted work fine
1/2 cup cocoa powder sifted
5 cups powdered sugar sifted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3-4 tablespoons milk

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Whip butter and cocoa together until smooth in large bowl.
Stir in vanilla extract and powdered sugar.
Slowly stream in milk until frosting reaches desired consistency.
Scrape sides and whip again until light, fluffy and smooth, 1-2 minutes.
Frost your cake or cupcakes*!

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Notes

*Frosts one 9 or 8 inch round layered cake or about 24 cupcakes, depending on how much frosting you put on each one.

If your frosting is too thick, slowly add in milk little by little to get the consistency you want.
If your frosting is too thin, add a little extra powdered sugar little by little to get the consistency you want.

Storage Instructions:

This chocolate frosting will last for one week in the fridge as long as it's in an airtight container. If you plan on using it to frost a cake, you'll want to bring it to room temperature for 3-4 hours first and then whip it for a quick 20 seconds to get it light and fluffy again before using.

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