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Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
This chocolate cream cheese frosting is rich, smooth, and ready to enhance all of your desserts! It only takes 15 minutes of prep and a few super simple ingredients to create chocolatey perfection.
👥 20 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 15 min⏳ Prep: 15 min👤 The Recipe Critic📖 therecipecritic
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
📝 Preparation Steps
1
In the bowl of a mixer use the paddle attachment to beat the cream cheese and unsalted butter together until smooth. Scrape down the bowl and beat again for about ⏱️ 10 seconds to make sure everything is completely incorporated.
Cream Cheese (softened)8 Ounces
2
Add the vanilla, salt, and powdered sugar. Mix on low until the powdered sugar is moistened enough for you to increase the speed to medium high without making a mess. Beat until incorporated.
powdered sugar4 Cups
3
Scrape down the bowl again and add the cocoa powder. Mix on low until mostly combined and then increase the speed to medium high and beat for ⏱️ 1-2 minutes until the color lightens and the frosting is nice and fluffy.
4
Frost completely cooled cupcakes or cake.
Nutrition Facts
calories
178 kcal
fat Content
9 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
24 g
sodium Content
96 mg
protein Content
1 g
trans Fat Content
1 g
cholesterol Content
25 mg
carbohydrate Content
26 g
saturated Fat Content
5 g
unsaturated Fat Content
3 g
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