Description
Rich chocolate cocoa frosting brings silky smoothness to any dessert. Creamy layers of indulgence blend perfectly, promising delightful sweetness you’ll savor with each delectable spoonful.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (227 g / 8 oz) unsalted butter, softened
- 3 cups (360 g / 12.7 oz) confectioners’ sugar
- ½ cup (50 g / 1.8 oz) unsweetened natural cocoa powder
- 3–4 tbsps (45–60 mL) heavy whipping cream, plus more to thin the frosting
- 2 tsps pure vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- Butter Whipping: Deploy an electric mixer to transform butter into a pale, ethereal cloud, rotating the bowl to ensure uniform aeration and creating a velvety base for the frosting.
- Ingredient Integration: Delicately fold powdered sugar, cocoa powder, heavy cream, vanilla extract, and salt into the whipped butter. Initiate mixing at a low velocity to prevent ingredient scattering, allowing seamless melding of dry and wet components.
- Texture Development: Accelerate the mixer to medium-high, whisking the mixture intensely. Intermittently pause to scrape bowl edges, guaranteeing comprehensive ingredient incorporation and developing a luxurious, homogeneous texture.
- Consistency Refinement: Evaluate the frosting’s spreadability, adjusting with minimal heavy cream additions if the mixture appears dense. Blend thoroughly until achieving a silky, decadent consistency that boasts an intense chocolate essence.
- Final Preparation: The frosting is ready when it transforms into a light yet substantial mixture with a cloudlike texture. It’s now poised for elegant application on cakes, cupcakes, or any dessert, capable of creating intricate piping designs or providing a sumptuous coating.
Notes
- Butter Whipping Technique: Whip butter thoroughly until pale and fluffy to create a smooth, airy base that ensures consistent frosting texture.
- Sugar Integration Method: Add powdered sugar and cocoa gradually at low speed to prevent ingredient scatter and promote seamless blending.
- Consistency Check: Monitor frosting thickness by adding heavy cream incrementally, allowing you to achieve the perfect spreadable, silky texture.
- Piping Performance: Aim for a cloudlike consistency that holds decorative shapes while delivering rich chocolate flavor and luxurious mouthfeel.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Desserts
- Method: Mixing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 22 g
- Sodium: 30 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 7 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 27 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg