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Easy Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

This easy homemade chocolate frosting recipe is the best! It takes just 5 minutes to make and is the perfect amount of rich chocolate flavor.  
Prep Time5 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 1
Author: Lydia @ ThriftyFrugalMom.com

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup salted butter softened
  • 2/3 cup cocoa powder, sifted see Notes below
  • 3 cups powdered sugar, sifted
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1 tsp. vanilla

Instructions

  • Cream butter for 2 minutes.
  • Add cocoa powder and powdered sugar alternately with milk and vanilla.
  • Mix until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. If it is too stiff, add more milk, 1 tsp. at a time.

Notes

* If you prefer a less chocolaty frosting, you can reduce the amount of cocoa powder to 1/3 cup.  You may need to add slightly more powdered sugar to compensate.