Chocolate Fudge Frosting
This Chocolate Fudge Frosting is silky smooth decadence in every spoonful. Rich yet sweet, no one would ever know it contains zero milk and can easily be vegan! This fudge frosting could not be easier! It only uses 5 ingredients and takes 5 minutes to make! If that wasn't enough, this homemade frosting is gluten free, nut free, eggless and can easily be vegan with vegan butter!
Servings: 24 Servings
Calories: 164kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups unsalted butter or vegan baking sticks, room temperature
- 7 cups confectioners’ sugar
- 2 cups cocoa powder I use 1 cup of Natural Unsweetened and 1 cup of Dark
- 4 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- ¾ cup water , room temperature
Instructions
- In a large bowl of an electric mixer or using a hand held mixer, beat the 1 ½ cups unsalted butter until it is smooth and creamy. About 2 minutes.
- With the mixer on low speed, slowly add in the half the confectioners’ sugar (3.5 cups), half the cocoa powder (1 cup), 2 tablespoons pure vanilla extract and ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons water and beat until combined and smooth and creamy.
- Once combined, slowly add in the other 3.5 cups confectioners' sugar, the other 1 cup cocoa powder and the remaining 2 tablespoons vanilla and beat until combined.
- If the frosting is too thick and dry, slowly add in the remaining ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons water...a little at a time until you get the desired consistency. You may not need to use all the water.
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Notes
Vegan: Use vegan baking sticks, vegan sugar and vegan vanilla.
Storing: Store in an airtight container or a bowl covered with plastic wrap in fridge for up to 2 days. When ready to use, bring to room temperature and rewhip to get it creamy.
Freezing: You can freeze the chocolate buttercream in an airtight container for up to 30 days. To defrost, put in fridge overnight. When ready to use, bring to room temperature and rewhip to get creamy.
Notes: Makes enough frosting for a 4 layer cake or 24 cupcakes.
Nutrition: The info below is a generated estimate and is not guaranteed to be accurate.
Nutrition
Calories: 164kcal | Carbohydrates: 40g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 19mg | Potassium: 131mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 35g | Vitamin A: 25IU | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg