Basic Chocolate Buttercream Icing
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup butter, at room temperature
- ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, divided
- ⅓ cup milk
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 1 (16 ounce) package confectioners' sugar, sifted
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Instructions
- Gather all ingredients.
- Beat butter and 1/4 cup cocoa powder together in a bowl with an electric mixer on low until light and fluffy.
- Gradually add milk, remaining 1/4 cup cocoa powder, and vanilla extract; beat until smooth.
- Add confectioners' sugar, about 2 tablespoons at a time, until desired consistency is reached.
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