This chocolate frosting recipe is creamy, easy to make and, best of all, packed full of a rich chocolate flavor. If you’re wanting to make chocolate frosting for brownies, chocolate frosting for cake, or chocolate frosting for cupcakes, this recipe is perfect for you. 

Is there anything better than chocolate frosting straight from the bowl? Obviously you can use this chocolate frosting recipe to do just that…! BUT I highly recommend putting it on any kind of baked good you fancy.

With only five ingredients and ready in less than thirty minutes, this is the ultimate chocolate frosting recipe.

Don’t forget to tag us with pics of your finished chocolate frosting @lauralovesblogger.

This post is all about the MOST(!) easy chocolate frosting recipe ever.

Tips and Tricks

• How to soften butter: cut up the butter into small-ish chunks, put on a microwave safe plate, and microwave for between 5 and 10 seconds at a time.
• Thickness: to increase the thickness of your frosting, you can do this by adding more powdered sugar. If you want to make the frosting thinner, add some milk.
• If you want to pipe the frosting, it needs to be stiffer and thicker. If you want to spread it on brownies or cake, it needs to be thinner.
• Chocolate frosting with chocolate chips: want to make your frosting even more chocolate-y? Try adding one cup of chocolate chips to this recipe.

Ingredients

• 1 cup softened butter

• 1/2 cup cocoa powder sifted

• 5 cups powdered sugar

• 1 teaspoon vanilla

• 3-4 tablespoons milk

Equipment required

• Large mixing bowl
• Electric whisk (handheld or standing)
• Spatula
• Sift

Notes

Frosts 1-9 or 8 inch round layered cake or 24 cupcakes.

Directions

1. Using an electric whisk, combine the butter and cocoa together until smooth.
2. Combine the vanilla and powdered sugar into the same bowl.
3. Gradually pour in the milk until the frosting reaches desired consistency.
4. With a spatula, scrape the sides of the bowl and whip the mixture again until light, fluffy and smooth. It should take about 1-2 minutes.

This post was all about the MOST(!) easy chocolate frosting recipe ever.

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