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Top your bakes with this homemade chocolate buttercream, then also check out our basic buttercream, cream cheese frosting, Russian buttercream and how to make a chocolate drip cake.

Recipe tip: Cocoa makes for a child-friendly buttercream, but if you want a more grown-up flavour, add melted dark chocolate as well. When working with melted chocolate, make sure it’s cool and work fast so that the buttercream doesn't start to seize-up.

  • 100g salted butter
    softened and cubed
  • 150g icing sugar
    sifted
  • 25g cocoa powder
  • 2 tbsp whole milk
  • 50g dark chocolate
    melted and cooled
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    Method

    • step 1

      Beat the soften butter using either a hand mixer or free-standing electric mixer until smooth. Gradually add the icing sugar in 3 separate additions and beat fully between each. Add the cocoa and beat again. Mix in the milk to fully combine. On full speed beat the buttercream for at least 5 minutes until fluffy and smooth. Working fast, beat in the melted chocolate and spread and fill a 20cm cake or fill a large piping bag and pipe over cupcakes.

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    A star rating of 5 out of 5.21 ratings

    BrickThunderwood

    This frosting is so rich and smooth, it should be wearing a velvet robe. I may never go back to regular butter again.

    lara-jane.johnstonDqraJhgb

    My go-to recipe for chocolate buttercream frosting – an easy-to-follow, foolproof recipe!

    sophia.miller44965

    I always use this recipe for chocolate cakes now - foolproof!

    emma.hartfield30690

    I didn't try it with melted chocolate, but with the cocoa it's super simple and still very tasty!

    emily.martenAlXk4KI2

    This is my go-to for cupcakes and layer cakes... or just eating straight from the bowl :-)

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