Name: Chocolate Buttercream Icing
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: ½ cup fresh whipping cream; 1 tbsp regular cocoa powder; ¼ tsp instant coffee; ½ cup butter, room temperature; 4 squares of premium milk chocolate ( approximately 30-35g); ¼ cup icing sugar

A divine chocolate buttercream icing recipe to die for.

I’ve tried many buttercream icing recipes before, but this one is simply the best. Try it out and you’ll see why.

(Recipe adapted from The Kitchen Magpie)

Yield: 4

Chocolate Buttercream Icing

Icing made with buttercream and chocolate.

Prep Time 10 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Ingredients

½ cup fresh whipping cream
1 tbsp regular cocoa powder
¼ tsp instant coffee
½ cup butter, room temperature
4 squares of premium milk chocolate ( approximately 30-35g)
¼ cup icing sugar

Instructions

Melt chocolate and let it cool. I used the microwave method which is a huge time saver.
Whip butter until pale and fluffy. Add cocoa, chocolate, instant coffee, and cream one by one. Beat well until combined.
Then add icing sugar little by little beating well between each addiction.

Notes

Add more cream to get thicker consistency.

Nutrition Information

Yield

Serving Size

1
Amount Per Serving Calories 379Total Fat 36gSaturated Fat 23gTrans Fat 1gUnsaturated Fat 11gCholesterol 96mgSodium 197mgCarbohydrates 13gFiber 1gSugar 12gProtein 2g

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