Dark Chocolate Buttercream
Not only does this dark chocolate frosting taste like a chocolate lover's dream, it also pipes beautifully and has a sheen that makes it look irresistible, too.
Ingredients
- 1 pound semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips
- 5 tablespoon boiling water
- 5 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1.5 cups salted butter softened
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Melt chocolate chips in a double boiler. Cool completely (approximately 1 hour).
- Whisk cocoa powder into boiling water until cocoa powder is dissolved. Cool 5 minutes.
- Beat together butter, vanilla, salt, and powdered sugar on high until pale and fluffy.
- Add melted and cooled chocolate chips into butter mixture and beat on low speed until smooth.
- Add in cocoa powder mixture with the other ingredients and beat until smooth and fluffy.
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Nutrition
Calories: 223kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 128mg | Potassium: 126mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 364IU | Calcium: 16mg | Iron: 1mg
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