Basic Chocolate Buttercream Icing

Description

This is a basic recipe that allows you to make the choice of how sweet it is. Top cupcakes and muffins and especially chocolate zucchini cakes with this icing.

Ingredients

  • ⅓ cup butter, at room temperature
  • ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, divided
  • ⅓ cup milk
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1 (16 ounce) package confectioners’ sugar, sifted

Instructions

  1. Beat butter and 1/4 cup cocoa powder together in a bowl with an electric mixer on low until light and fluffy. Gradually add milk
  2. remaining 1/4 cup cocoa powder
  3. and vanilla extract; beat until smooth. Add confectioners’ sugar
  4. about 2 tablespoons at a time
  5. until desired consistency is reached.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 10 mins

Servings: 16

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