Basic Chocolate Buttercream Icing

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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

  1. Gather all ingredients.
  2. Beat butter and 1/4 cup cocoa powder together in a bowl with an electric mixer on low until light and fluffy.
  3. Gradually add milk, remaining 1/4 cup cocoa powder, and vanilla extract; beat until smooth.
  4. Add confectioners' sugar, about 2 tablespoons at a time, until desired consistency is reached.

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