Dark Chcolate Frosting

By á-2778

Ingredients

• Dark Chocolate Frosting *again simplified and adapted by me
• 8 oz. melted semi-sweet chocolate {I just set a bowl on top of a small pan of boiling water to melt my chocoalte}
• 1 tsp. vanilla
• pinch of salt
• 2 c. powdered sugar
• 2 TBSP. cocoa powder
• 2 1/2 c. unsalted butter, softened

Preparation

Step 1

Stir vanilla, chocolate and salt together until salt dissolves. Beat the butter with electric mixer on medium-high speed until smooth, 30-60 seconds.Reduce speed to med-low, and slowly add powdered sugar and cocoa powder. Beat until smooth 2-5 minutes. Beat in chocolate mixture and increase speed to med-high. Beat until light and fluffy, 4-8 minutes.

***I also used a variation of this recipe to make a peanut butter chocolate cake a few months ago. Make a chocolate cake using the recipe above and then spread with peanut butter frosting