Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
This is the chocolate cream cheese frosting of your dreams, it's simply perfect!
Servings: 24
Equipment
- food processor optional
- stand mixer or electric beaters
Ingredients
- 12 Tbsp unsalted butter
- 16 ounces cream cheese
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 6 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Add the softened butter, room temperature cream cheese, salt, and vanilla, to the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Mix until smooth.
- Add the cocoa powder and powdered sugar, about 2 cups at a time, mixing in between additions. Take special care to thoroughly scrape down the sides of the bowl as you go.
- If your frosting is too stiff, add a bit of cream or milk to thin it down. You will want your frosting more on the thinner side for piping.
- Frosting can stay at room temperature for up to 2 hours, but should be refrigerated after that.
Notes
This recipe will frost a layer cake or 24 cupcakes.
Nutrition
Calories: 242 kcal · Carbohydrates: 33 g · Protein: 2 g · Fat: 13 g · Saturated Fat: 8 g · Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g · Monounsaturated Fat: 3 g · Trans Fat: 0.2 g · Cholesterol: 34 mg · Sodium: 86 mg · Potassium: 82 mg · Fiber: 1 g · Sugar: 30 g · Vitamin A: 429 IU · Calcium: 25 mg · Iron: 1 mg
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy and is an estimate only. This information comes from online calculators. Although The View from Great Island attempts to provide accurate nutritional information, these figures are only estimates.
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