Fluffy Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Recipe

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Ingredients

500 500g 500g softened unsalted butter (room temperature)
1020 1020g 1020g soft icing sugar mixture (sifted after it’s weighed)
2 2 2 tbsp milk (room temperature, optional: see notes)
1 1 1 tsp vanilla extract
100 100g 100g dark or milk cooking chocolate (make sure it’s not hot, warm is ok)
100 100g 100g unsweetened cocoa powder

Preparation

Step 1

Will frost 24 cupcakes

1/ Use a stand mixer or hand mixer to soften butter in a large bowl and mix for 5 minutes so it gains some volume and goes pale in color.

2/ ** Add half the icing sugar mixture and mix until it’s mixed into the butter, then add the rest of the icing sugar along with 2 tbsp of milk (optional, see notes below) and a tbsp of vanilla extract.

3/ Continue mixing for 5 min until it's all well combined.

4/ Add the cocoa powder and melted chocolate and mix on high speed until it’s evenly combined, making sure to scrape down the bowl at least once to get the frosting from the bottom and sides.