# Chocolate frosting with melted butter

- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 lb butter
- 2 2/3 cup cocoa powder
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 12 cup powdered sugar
- 1 1/3 cup milk
- 1/4 cup vanilla extract
- 1 tbsp milk, for thinning (optional)

## Instructions

1. Melt the butter on a stove top or in the microwave.
2. Place the melted butter in the bowl of a stand mixer.
3. Sift the cocoa powder into the butter and mix by hand with the whisk attachment to combine.
4. Add the kosher salt to the mixture.
5. Alternately add the powdered sugar and milk in increments, mixing after each addition.
6. Scrape the bowl and add the vanilla extract, then mix to incorporate.
7. Turn the mixer to medium speed and whip the frosting for 60 to 90 seconds to incorporate air and help it set.

## Equipment

- stand mixer
- whisk attachment
- spatula

## Tips

- If you don't have a stand mixer, this can be made by hand.
- The creator notes that this is a larger batch than the one in the video title/metadata.
- If the frosting is too thick, add another tablespoon of milk.
- If you forget to take butter out of the fridge, you can grate cold butter on a box grater so it behaves like room temperature butter.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/18uzkbY38k/
- Creator: Bob Morano
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/4c23dcf7-00dc-4f66-9433-2bb7b832b16e
- Extracted: 2026-09-10

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