My Easy Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
This is a great buttercream frosting for the chocolate lover! It is so creamy, and to die for!
My Easy Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup solid vegetable shortening
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine
- 3/4 cup cocoa
- 1 teaspoon Clear Vanilla Extract
- 4 cups sifted confectioners’ sugar (appx. 1 lb)
- 3-4 tablespoons milk**
Instructions
- Cream shortening and butter with electric mixer.
- Add cocoa and vanilla. Gradually add sugar, one cup at a time, beating well on medium speed. Scrape sides and bottom of bowl often. When all sugar has been mixed in, icing may appear dry.
- Add milk and beat at medium speed until light and fluffy. Keep icing covered with a damp cloth until ready to use.
- **Add 3-4 tablespoons light corn syrup per recipe to thin for icing cake.
- Chocolate Mocha Icing: substitute freshly brewed strong coffee for milk in recipe.
- For a unique change of pace, add Wilton Candy Flavors, in place of vanilla extract.
- For best results, keep icing bowl in refrigerator when not in use. Refrigerated in an airtight container, this icing can be
- stored 2 weeks.
- Rewhip before using.
This buttercream is great! I used it with Smitten Kitchen's yellow cake recipe, and it was delicious! :D It was so easy to make, and it tastes so good!
Do you have any advice to make my frosting looks more darker, when I apply the confectioner's sugar for some reasson it tends to become lighter in color, besides the taste is faboulous.
Is this a good buttercream recipe to decorate with?
This is the same as Wiltons on there web page.
Is the cocoa - cocoa powder?
does this recipe have a strong chocolate taste? because i love chocolate.
well it is good tasting but I almost bunt my mixer out.