| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 15 min |
| Active: | 15 min |
| Yield: | 2 cups (enough for 12 cupcakes) |
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 3/4 cup cocoa powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Pinch fine salt
- 4 cups confectioners’ sugar (1-pound box)
- 6 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Combine the butter and cocoa powder in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment (or in a large bowl if using a handheld electric mixer). Mix on low speed until combined. Add the vanilla and salt. Continue to mix on low speed, adding the sugar a cup at a time and alternating with additions of the milk. Increase the speed to medium-high and mix until smooth. Use immediately, or refrigerate in an airtight container up to 3 days. Allow to come to room temperature and mix on medium-high until smooth.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 10 servings |
| Calories | 260 |
| Total Fat | 8 g |
| Saturated Fat | 5 g |
| Carbohydrates | 50 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Sugar | 45 g |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Cholesterol | 19 mg |
| Sodium | 22 mg |
Reviews
Absolutely perfect!! Chef’s kiss
This sucked. It was a huge waste of time when I was already on a timeline for a birthday cake. It was SOOO HARD. Doesn’t spread well. I whipped it FOREVER and it never became spreadable. I heated it over a double broiler, dried hard still.
After being in the fridge overnight because I was frustrated and tired, I cut/scraped it off the next morning. Then whipped up Ina Gartens recipe and saved the multilayer birthday cake I was working on.
After being in the fridge overnight because I was frustrated and tired, I cut/scraped it off the next morning. Then whipped up Ina Gartens recipe and saved the multilayer birthday cake I was working on.
I like it. Creamy,chocolatey, but very sweet! Other wise amazing!
3/4 stick of butter with 4 cups of confectioners sugar and 3/4 cup of cocoa? there’s no way that’s right. typical buttercream recipes are more like 1.5 to 2 sticks of butter/shortening with that amount of powdered sugar.
delicious