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Stefanie
Dark Chocolate Buttercream
Course
Dessert
Cuisine
American
Prep Time
1
hour
hour
Cook Time
15
minutes
minutes
Total Time
15
minutes
minutes
24
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.
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Ingredients
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1
pound
semi-sweet or dark chocolate chips
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5
tablespoon
boiling water
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5
tablespoon
unsweetened cocoa powder
▢
1.5
cups
salted butter
softened
▢
¼
teaspoon
sea salt
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½
cup
powdered sugar
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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.
Nutrition
Calories:
223
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
13
g
|
Protein:
1
g
|
Fat:
19
g
|
Saturated Fat:
12
g
|
Cholesterol:
32
mg
|
Sodium:
128
mg
|
Potassium:
126
mg
|
Fiber:
2
g
|
Sugar:
9
g
|
Vitamin A:
364
IU
|
Calcium:
16
mg
|
Iron:
1
mg
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