Steps to Make Chocolate Buttercream Cake With Flowers

Basic Chocolate Buttercream Icing

1 pound (4 sticks) unsalted butter.

Recipe Summary Basic Chocolate Buttercream Icing

This is a basic recipe that allows you to make the choice of how sweet it is. Top cupcakes and muffins and especially chocolate zucchini cakes with this icing.

Ingredients | Chocolate Buttercream Cake With Flowers

⅓ cup butter, at room temperature

½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, divided

⅓ cup milk

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

1 (16 ounce) package confectioners' sugar, sifted

Directions

Beat butter and 1/4 cup cocoa powder together in a bowl with an electric mixer on low until light and fluffy. Gradually add milk, remaining 1/4 cup cocoa powder, and vanilla extract; beat until smooth. Add confectioners' sugar, about 2 tablespoons at a time, until desired consistency is reached.

For a more dark-chocolaty taste or to counteract the sometimes prevalent taste of confectioner's sugar, add more cocoa powder.

Margarine can be substituted for butter if desired.

Info | Chocolate Buttercream Cake With Flowers

prep: 10 mins total: 10 mins Servings: 16 Yield: 16 servings

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Desserts, Frostings and Icings, Chocolate,