Whipped Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

A white bowl filled with chocolate frosting, with a red spatula balanced across the top.

Whipped Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Whipped chocolate buttercream frosting is a fluffy and sweet no-cook frosting that's perfect for topping your next baked treat. Ready in less than ten minutes, this chocolatey frosting pipes easily onto cupcakes, brownies, and more.

Prep Time 7

Total Time 7

Servings or more cupcakes

Author Heather

Ingredients

1 cup (227 g) unsalted butter room temperature
3 cups (342 g) confectioner's sugar
½ cup (42 g) natural cocoa powder
⅓ cup heavy cream cold
⅛ teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Instructions

In a large bowl, add room temperature butter and beat with a hand mixer (or stand mixer) until creamy, about 1 minute.
Add confectioner's sugar and cocoa powder, half at a time, and slowly mix until ingredients are fully combined. Then, whip at high speed for 1-2 minutes, or until light and fluffy.
Add heavy cream, salt, and vanilla extract and whip for an additional 1-2 minutes, or until light and fluffy. Add additional heavy cream as needed to reach desired consistency.
Pipe or spread frosting with a knife onto cupcakes and serve.

Notes

Storage: Frosting will keep for 3-4 days at room temperature on baked goods, 1 week in a sealed container in the refrigerator, or up to 3 months in the freezer. Bring to room temperature before spreading onto baked goods.
Yield: About 3 ½ cups
How much frosting do I need? Recipe will make enough to frost up to 18 cupcakes with piped frosting, 24 cupcakes spread with a knife, a 9x13 sheet cake, a 13x18 sheet cake, or the top and middle of a round 8 or 9 inch 2-layer cake (leaving the sides bare). To frost the sides of a 2-layer cake, make an additional half batch of frosting.
Melting point: Butter melts around 90 to 95 degrees, and so will your frosting. If your location is nearing this temperature, refrigerate your baked goods until an hour before you're ready to serve them. Refrigerating your frosted baked goods will not hurt them, but you will want to give them some time to come to room temperature before serving.

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