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Chocolate Cream Cheese Buttercream

What beats chocolate and cream cheese in frosting? Here's my absolute favorite Chocolate Cream Cheese buttercream recipe!
Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Best Chocolate frosting recipe, Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting, Chocolate frosting, Favorite chocolate frosting recipe
Servings: 1 8-inch cake or 24 cupcakes
Calories: 326kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces cream cheese (one package; softened)
  • 1 cup butter (two sticks, softened)
  • 5 ½ - 6 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 cup cocoa powder
  • 4-6 Tablespoons milk
  • 1 Tablespoon vanilla extract
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt (if using unsalted butter)

Instructions

  • Beat together softened cream cheese and butter; slowly add in powdered sugar alternating with cocoa powder and milk until frosting reaches desired consistency. Add vanilla and salt if needed and beat until well combined.
  • If you're having any trouble smoothing this frosting on a cake, I recommend - once you've smoothed it as much as possible - putting the cake in the fridge for 5 minutes at a time and then trying again. The fridge will firm the frosting just enough to make smoothing it easier.

Notes

(Please note nutrition information is an estimate, and may not be exactly accurate. Estimated calorie count for 1/24th recipe - amount for 1 cupcake - is 216; including 29g carbohydrate, 1.5g protein, and 11.5g fat.)  

Nutrition

Serving: 11/16th recipe (amount for 1 cake slice) | Calories: 326kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 16g