Best Chocolate Frosting For Cupcakes. First lets discuss how to make this easy chocolate frosting. This frosting is made by whipping up chocolate ganache.
Buttercream frostings have a rich creamy taste. And this buttercream frosting is a quick and easy chocolate flavor frosting that tastes great topped on my chocolate cake. Ingredients ½ cup butter melted ⅔ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 3 cups confectioners sugar ⅓ cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.
Add half of the powdered sugar and beat until well.
In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment beat butter at medium speed until pale and fluffy 1-2 minutes. The more that you like the chocolate all on its own the more you will enjoy it in your cupcakes. Chocolate frosting with cocoa powder Its a stiffer frosting than one with melted chocolate but my favorite version is Hersheys perfectly chocolate frosting which can be found. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment add the butter powdered sugar cocoa vanilla and salt.