Homemade Chocolate Frosting Recipe

Easy Chocolate Frosting in a stand mixer bowl

Easy homemade chocolate frosting for cakes, cupcakes, brownies and cookies.

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword chocolate frosting, frosting recipe

Prep Time 10

Servings

Calories 207kcal

Author Julie Clark

Ingredients

½ cup unsalted butter (softened)
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon vanilla
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
3 cups powdered sugar
¼ cup heavy cream

Instructions

Make frosting by beating together butter, lemon juice and salt until light and fluffy, about 1 minute.
Mix in ¼ cup heavy cream, cocoa powder and 1 cup powdered sugar and combine.
Slowly add in the rest of the powdered sugar ½ cup at a time until all 3 cups have been incorporated.
Turn your stand mixer on high and beat for the next 5 minutes until light and fluffy.
Frost cake. Store any extra frosting in the refrigerator.

Notes

If the frosting is too thick, add a couple tablespoons of milk until the frosting is at the desired consistency.

The calories shown are based on the recipe making about 2 cups of frosting, with 1 serving being 3 tablespoons of frosting. Since different brands of ingredients have different nutritional information, the calories shown are just an estimate. **We are not dietitians and recommend you seek a nutritionist for exact nutritional information.**

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