Easy to make, soft, American style chocolate buttercream perfect for any cake or cupcakes.
Course Dessert
Keyword buttercream
Ingredients
1stickssalted buttersoftened (1 pound)
8cupspowdered sugar(2 pound bag)
1 1/2cups cocoa powder
1/2cup heavy cream
1/4cupwateras needed
Instructions
Beat butter on high speed until smooth.
Slowly beat in powdered sugar and cocoa powder. As mixture becomes thick, add in heavy cream.
If buttercream is still thicker than desired, add water while mixing, 1 tablespoon at a time until desired consistency is reached.
Notes
Don't add the whole amount of water at once. Just add it one tablespoon at a time. You think you are going to save time, you are not. You are going to have soupy buttercream on your hands.
For chocolate buttercream with a little bit something extra, substitute strong brewed coffee for the water portion.
For a peanut butter chocolate buttercream, use 1 cup of peanut butter in exchange for 1 cup of butter (2 sticks).