Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
What’s better than a big chocolate brownie? How about a big chocolate brownie with chocolate buttercream frosting!
Recently my husband got a request to bring baked goods for a fundraiser. Our daughter offered to bake brownies and I decided to make chocolate buttercream to put them over the top. If you are a food blogger there’s nothing more embarrassing than making food that’s last to sell!
Not a chance with chocolate buttercream frosted brownies.
I adapted a basic vanilla buttercream, but found that one thing was truly different. With vanilla buttercream, I don’t always add extra milk (or water or cream). Just powdered sugar, butter and vanilla can be perfect.
But with the addition of the dry (but delicious!) cocoa powder adding some milk (or half & half in my case) was important for a frosting that is creamy, chocolate-y and smooth.
This amount works perfectly for an 8 x 8 pan of brownies. Double for a 9 x 13 pan. We used a mix for this batch of brownies. But if you want a healthier, homemade version, here is a whole wheat brownie that is rich and delicious!
Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Ingredients
- 2 cup powdered sugar
- ½ cup butter 1 stick
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/3 cup cocoa powder
- 2-4 Tablespoons milk half & half or cream
Instructions
- Cream butter and vanilla using a mixer. Add powdered sugar a half cup at a time. When smooth, mix in 2 tablespoons of milk, then add cocoa powder and mix until well blended. Add additional milk if needed.
Notes
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Love this frosting Inger, look amazing !!
Thanks Gloria. And there was just enough left to have a good time licking the pan!
It sure looks delicious Inger…creamy and chocolate-y as you say…and I can imagine how the brownies would taste with a layer of this chocolate buttercream.
I hope you are having a great week 🙂
Boy, reading all these comments is making me want to have brownies again. Thanks Juliana!
pretty darn glorious! i’m sure these didn’t last very long at the sale!
My husband dropped them and ran off, but I hope so…
More is better, I always say. I am now inspired to bake something and frost it… though that probably won’t happen for several weeks!
I suppose it’s a good thing these don’t come along every day!
This looks amazing! I bet it was first to go!
Yeah, it was tough to watch it go out the door 😉