DREAMY CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM FROSTING

If you’re a chocolate lover like myself, you’ll ADORE this chocolate buttercream recipe! It’s incredibly creamy and has an amazing rich chocolatey flavour that’ll send shivers down your spine. This frosting is definitely good enough to eat on its own by the spoonful (guilty!), but it tastes even more incredible paired with chocolate cupcakes!

This isn’t your basic chocolate buttercream recipe where you just throw some butter, powdered sugar, cocoa powder etc. together and call it a day. I wanted this to be the chocolat-iest (is that a word?) frosting ever!

INGREDIENTS :

• 1 cup (227g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
• 1/2 cup (92g) Hi-ratio Shortening
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 5 cups (640g) powdered sugar, sifted
• 1/4 cup (25g) unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
• 8 oz semi sweet chocolate chips, melted and cooled
• 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
• 4-6 Tablespoons heavy cream or milk

INSTRUCTIONS :

1. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or in a large bowl with a hand-held mixer, beat the butter, shortening and salt on medium speed until light and fluffy (about 5-6 minutes). Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl.
2. Turn the mixer to low, and gradually add half of the sugar and the cocoa and beat on low speed until just combined. Pour in the cooled melted chocolate and vanilla and mix on medium-low speed until combined.
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