Print: Homemade Chocolate Frosting

This chocolate frosting recipe is easy to make for creamy homemade chocolate frosting every time! Using melted butter helps to bloom the cocoa powder, creating a more flavorful chocolate frosting.

Prep

10 min

Cook

19 min

Servings

Difficulty

Easy

Ingredients

0.67 cups cocoa powder
0.5 cups salted butter , melted
3 cups confectioners' sugar
5 tablespoons milk plus more if needed
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

1 Gather all ingredients.
2 Whisk cocoa powder and warm melted butter together in a large bowl; let sit for 2 minutes.
3 Add confectioners sugar, 5 tablespoons milk, and vanilla extract. Beat with an electric mixer until well blended, smooth, and creamy, about 2 minutes, adding 1 or 2 tablespoons more milk as needed to get to desired consistency.

Nutrition per serving

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