Best Ever Chocolate Frosting

Name: Best Ever Chocolate Frosting
Ingredients: 3 cups unsalted butter, room temperature; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste; 0.5 cup heavy whipping cream; 1 cup chocolate; 4 cups powdered sugar, sifted; 0.75 cups cocoa, sifted

Serves 1

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Serves 1

Directions

1Put 3 cups of unsalted butter at room temperature into a stand mixer, or mix in a bowl with your hands or a hand mixer.
2Add 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste.
3Mix the butter and vanilla for about 3 to 5 minutes on a high speed until it's a white fluffy texture.
4Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed during mixing.
5Heat 1/2 cup of heavy whipping cream for at least a minute until it is really hot.
6Pour the hot heavy whipping cream over 1 cup of chocolate.
7Let the chocolate and heavy whipping cream mixture sit on the counter for about 5 minutes.
8Sift 4 cups of powdered sugar and 3/4 cups of cocoa.
9While the butter mixture is mixing on a low speed, slowly add in the sifted cocoa and powdered sugar.
10Mix the chocolate and heavy whipping cream until it's smooth, creating a ganache mixture.
11Slowly pour the melted chocolate ganache mixture into the butter mixture and continue whipping until the frosting is light, smooth, and fluffy.

Ingredients

3 cups unsalted butter, room temperature
2 teaspoons vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste
0.5 cup heavy whipping cream
1 cup chocolate
4 cups powdered sugar, sifted
0.75 cups cocoa, sifted

Equipment

stand mixerbowlhand mixer

Tips

Ensure butter is at room temperature, easily spreadable.
Heat heavy whipping cream until hot, but not boiling.
Sift powdered sugar and cocoa powder.
Re-whip stored frosting before using for best texture.

Best Ever Chocolate Frosting

Serves 1

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Best Ever Chocolate Frosting

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Serves 1

Directions

1Put 3 cups of unsalted butter at room temperature into a stand mixer, or mix in a bowl with your hands or a hand mixer.
2Add 2 teaspoons of vanilla extract or vanilla bean paste.
3Mix the butter and vanilla for about 3 to 5 minutes on a high speed until it's a white fluffy texture.
4Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed during mixing.
5Heat 1/2 cup of heavy whipping cream for at least a minute until it is really hot.
6Pour the hot heavy whipping cream over 1 cup of chocolate.
7Let the chocolate and heavy whipping cream mixture sit on the counter for about 5 minutes.
8Sift 4 cups of powdered sugar and 3/4 cups of cocoa.
9While the butter mixture is mixing on a low speed, slowly add in the sifted cocoa and powdered sugar.
10Mix the chocolate and heavy whipping cream until it's smooth, creating a ganache mixture.
11Slowly pour the melted chocolate ganache mixture into the butter mixture and continue whipping until the frosting is light, smooth, and fluffy.