The Best Small Batch Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

If you're looking for the fluffiest small batch chocolate buttercream frosting, this recipe is for you! All you need is 5 ingredients and 5 minutes for fudgy, rich, and silky buttercream. This recipe makes enough frosting for 6 cupcakes, a batch of brownies, small cakes, & more!

Author: Midnight Bake Club

Meal Type: Eggs Free

Cuisine: American

Difficulty: EASY

Prep. Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 5 minutes

Total Time: 10 minutes

Servings: 1 cup

Calories: 702 kcal per serving

Ingredients

¼ cup - unsalted butter
½ cup - powdered sugar
20 cup - Dutch process cocoa powder
1 pinch - Kosher salt
½ tsp - pure vanilla extract
2 teaspoons - whole milk

Instructions

Add the unsalted butter and powdered sugar to a medium mixing bowl. Using a hand mixer or stand mixer with a whip attachment, beat the butter and powdered sugar until the mixture is smooth and creamy.
Add the cocoa powder, salt, vanilla extract, and milk to the frosting. Beat until everything is well-combined, scraping down the sides of the bowl 2-3 times in-between.
Turn the mixer to medium-high and beat the buttercream for another 2-3 minutes, until the frosting is very silky, fluffy, and lightened in color. Store in an airtight container for later or use it on cupcakes, cookies, cake, etc.

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