Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

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  • 12
  • 15 mins
  • 10 mins

Ingredients

  • Ingredients
  • 3 3
  • cups powdered sugar
  • 1/3 1/3
  • cup butter or margarine, softened
  • 2 2
  • teaspoons vanilla
  • 3 3
  • oz unsweetened baking chocolate, melted and cooled
  • 3 3
  • to 4 tablespoons milk

Preparation

Step 1

1

In medium bowl, beat powdered sugar and butter with spoon or electric mixer on low speed until blended. Stir in vanilla and chocolate.

2

Gradually beat in just enough milk to make frosting smooth and spreadable. If frosting is too thick, beat in more milk, a few drops at a time. If frosting becomes too thin, beat in a small amount of powdered sugar. Frosts 13x9-inch cake generously, or fills and frosts an 8- or 9-inch two-layer cake.