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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 cups 308g

Recipe makes 2 cups)

Calories 1213
Calories from Fat 382 (31%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 42.5g 65%
Saturated Fat 22.8g 114%
Monounsaturated Fat 9.4g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.4g
Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 97mg 32%
Sodium 267mg 11%
Potassium 77mg 2%
Total Carbohydrate 199.6g 66%
Dietary Fiber 12.7g 50%
Sugars 157.0g
Protein 14.4g 28%

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Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Recipe #208959 | 10 min | 10 min prep | add private note
Mimi in Maine

By: Mimi in Maine
Feb 3, 2007

A nice, creamy butter frosing. I got this from a Hershey can of cocoa and have made it many times when I want a chocolate frosting. It is extra good and you can regulate the amount of chocolate you have in it. In the recipe below you will find three different amounts of cocoa. You choose what you like--will it be light flavor, medium flavor, or dark flavor? But only use one of the amounts of cocoa.

2 cups (change servings and units)

Ingredients

  • 6 tablespoons soft butter
  • 2 2/3 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 1/3 cup hershey's cocoa (light flavor)
  • 1/2 cup hershey's cocoa (medium flavor)
  • 3/4 cup hershey's cocoa (dark flavor)
  • 1/3 cup milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

  1. 1
    In a medium-sized bowl, beat the butter till creamy.
  2. 2
    Add the confectioners sugar and cocoa alternately with the milk.
  3. 3
    Beat to spreading consistency--additional milk may be needed; add sparingly.
  4. 4
    Beat in the vanilla.

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From: Frugalmom

On Oct 21, 2009

Very creamy and delicious! I made the dark version of this recipe and it was the perfect finish to our dark chocolate cake. This was for my son's birthday. He gave it the final stamp of approval. I found that it was just the right amount to ice a 2-layer cake.

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  • From: Maine E Ack!

    On Jul 28, 2009

    I love buttercream frosting and decided to try this one on a vanilla cake I was making. It was an excellent choice to frost my cake with, and I will be using this from now on because I had such good results with it!

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  • From: CulinaryGourmetQueen

    On Jun 25, 2009

    I won't be using any other now that I have found this recipe! It really is the best!!! Thank you for sharing!

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  • From: mattsgran

    On May 10, 2009

    This is our favorite chocolate butter cream frosting. I have been using it for many years and it is a never fail, great tasing frosting!

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