Dark Chocolate Frosting

LOVE this rich, decadent chocolate frosting.  Works perfectly with a vanilla butter cake or take it over the top and pair it with a dark chocolate cake.  

Dark Chocolate Frosting Recipe

Makes: 3x eight inch round

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter (room temperature)
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 cups dark chocolate powder
• 2 tsp vanilla
• 1 tsp salt
• 4-5 Tbsp milk

Directions

1. Beat butter with electric mixer for roughly 2-3 minutes.
2. Add 2 cups powdered sugar & 2 tsp vanilla. Beat again until well blended.
3. Add 2 more cups of powdered sugar & 1/2 cup dark chocolate powder & 3 Tbsp milk.
4. Mix for 4-5 minutes to ensure the buttercream is full of air. If needed, slowly add 1 Tbsp at a time of additional milk, careful to stop when consistency is firm but flexible for piping.