Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

5 from 2 ratings

Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

Quick and easy chocolate cream cheese frosting recipe, homemade with simple ingredients and lots of cocoa powder. Soft, creamy, fluffy, fudgy, perfect for cake decorating & piping cupcakes.

Prep Time10

Total Time10

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Servings: cups

Calories: 777kcal

Author: Abeer Rizvi

Ingredients

½ cup Butter Unsalted, Room temperature
8 oz. Cream cheese Softened, Full fat
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
½ cup Cocoa powder
3 cups Powdered sugar
1-2 tablespoon Whole milk Or heavy cream

Instructions

In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and cream cheese until fluffy.
Mix in vanilla extract. Keep aside.
In another bowl, whisk together together cocoa powder and powdered sugar.
Gradually, add this sugar/cocoa powder mixture into the cheese mixture and mix until smooth and creamy.
If it looks too thick, add milk or heavy cream to smooth it out to your desired consistency.
Chill frosting for 20-30 minutes to make it easier to handle.
Use it to frost cakes and cupcakes. Enjoy!

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Notes

Please use unsalted butter to prevent the end result from being too salty.
If frosting is too thick, mix in more milk or water (1 tablespoon at a time).
If frosting is too thin, mix in more powdered sugar (¼ cup at a time).
Use high quality cocoa powder for best chocolate flavor.
Cocoa powder cannot be replaced with hot cocoa mix. They are not the same.
Use room temperature ingredients because they blend together smoothly and evenly.
Read additional tips and variations above.
Leftovers can be stored in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 1 week.
Recipe is enough to frost about 20 cupcakes or fill and frost a round 8x2 cake.

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