With over 2 million views and counting since 2013, this easy Chocolate Frosting Recipe is my most popular frosting recipe on my website. Using simple ingredients, it’s easy to whip up and the best frosting for any kind of cake, especially birthdays! Don’t take my word for it though, just take a look at the 600+ reviews in the comment section at the bottom of this post and you’ll see that it’s a favorite for many others as well!
Ingredients Needed
This is essentially a chocolate buttercream because it’s made with:
- softened butter – salted or unsalted will be just fine
- powdered sugar – sifted
- cocoa powder – sifted
- vanilla extract
- milk – amount to be adjusted to your liking. f you’re going to pipe this recipe, you’ll want it more stiff so it holds its shape, if you’re wanting to frost a cake, you’ll want it slightly thinner and more easily spreadable.
How to Make Chocolate Frosting
I assure you this is one of the easiest recipes in the entire world you can make. I promise you can do it! For full recipe details, including ingredients needed and measurements, see the printable recipe card down below.
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With over 2 million views and counting since 2013, this easy Chocolate Frosting Recipe is my most popular frosting recipe on my website. Using simple ingredients, it’s easy to whip up and the best frosting for any kind of cake, especially birthdays! Don’t take my word for it though, just take a look at the 600+ reviews in the comment section at the bottom of this post and you’ll see that it’s a favorite for many others as well!
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Ingredients Needed
This is essentially a chocolate buttercream because it’s made with:
- softened butter – salted or unsalted will be just fine
- powdered sugar – sifted
- cocoa powder – sifted
- vanilla extract
- milk – amount to be adjusted to your liking. f you’re going to pipe this recipe, you’ll want it more stiff so it holds its shape, if you’re wanting to frost a cake, you’ll want it slightly thinner and more easily spreadable.
Pro Tip: Before you get started, make sure you are using very soft butter, sifted powdered sugar, sifted cocoa powder and be prepared to adjust the thickness of the frosting with a little more milk or a little more powdered sugar.
How to Make Chocolate Frosting
I assure you this is one of the easiest recipes in the entire world you can make. I promise you can do it! For full recipe details, including ingredients needed and measurements, see the printable recipe card down below.
This post may contain affiliate sales links. Please read my disclosure policy.
With over 2 million views and counting since 2013, this easy Chocolate Frosting Recipe is my most popular frosting recipe on my website. Using simple ingredients, it’s easy to whip up and the best frosting for any kind of cake, especially birthdays! Don’t take my word for it though, just take a look at the 600+ reviews in the comment section at the bottom of this post and you’ll see that it’s a favorite for many others as well!
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Ingredients Needed
This is essentially a chocolate buttercream because it’s made with:
- softened butter – salted or unsalted will be just fine
- powdered sugar – sifted
- cocoa powder – sifted
- vanilla extract
- milk – amount to be adjusted to your liking. f you’re going to pipe this recipe, you’ll want it more stiff so it holds its shape, if you’re wanting to frost a cake, you’ll want it slightly thinner and more easily spreadable.
Pro Tip: Before you get started, make sure you are using very soft butter, sifted powdered sugar, sifted cocoa powder and be prepared to adjust the thickness of the frosting with a little more milk or a little more powdered sugar.
How to Make Chocolate Frosting
I assure you this is one of the easiest recipes in the entire world you can make. I promise you can do it! For full recipe details, including ingredients needed and measurements, see the printable recipe card down below.
Step 1: Whip Butter + Cocoa Powder
Tips and Tricks for Success
- If your frosting is too thick, slowly add in milk little by little to get the consistency you want.
- If your frosting is too thin, add a little extra powdered sugar little by little to get the consistency you want.
- If you want to use this frosting to cover a whole cake, run a butter knife through the finished frosting. If it holds its shape but is still really easy to spread, it’s perfect. I’d highly recommend using an offset spatula for frosting a cake.
- For pipe-able frosting that holds its shape, you want to make sure the frosting will hold its shape and not fall, so slightly stiffer than for frosting a whole cake. These disposable piping bags are great! Also, this 1M Wilton frosting tip is the one I use to get those gorgeous mountains of frosting on top of cupcakes.
- Frosting is meant to be sweet, but you can sprinkle in a little salt to tone it down. Cutting the powdered sugar? Just reduce the milk too so it stays smooth.
How to use this Frosting
Besides licking this right from the spoon, I have lots of cakes and cupcakes recipes to make with Chocolate Buttercream Frosting.
- Classic Chocolate Cake – obviously. 😉
- Chocolate Cupcakes – The perfect excuse to pipe on a sky-high swirl of chocolatey goodness.
- Flourless Chocolate Cake – A dense, fudgy dream that loves a fluffy frosting crown.
- Chocolate Candy Cane Cake – Chocolate and peppermint were made for each other, and this frosting seals the deal.
- Vanilla Cake – This combo is so yum! A little unexpected, a lot delicious.
So, there you have the easiest, tastiest chocolate frosting recipe! Hope you absolutely love it! Be sure to pin, save, bookmark and share this recipe because it’s a good one! Have a great day, friends!
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened, both salted or unsalted work fine
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder sifted
- 5 cups powdered sugar sifted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3-4 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Whip butter and cocoa together until smooth in large bowl.
- Stir in vanilla extract and powdered sugar.
- Slowly stream in milk until frosting reaches desired consistency.
- Scrape sides and whip again until light, fluffy and smooth, 1-2 minutes.
- Frost your cake or cupcakes*!
Notes
- If your frosting is too thick, slowly add in milk little by little to get the consistency you want.
- If your frosting is too thin, add a little extra powdered sugar little by little to get the consistency you want.
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