Chocolate Buttercream Frosting With Cream Cheese. Like our traditional Easy Vanilla Buttercream Frosting this light and fluffy chocolate buttercream frosting can be easily adapted for decorating or spreadingPerfect for birthday cakes cupcakes cookies and other treats this homemade chocolate frosting offers a sweet and delicious finish. Slowly add in confectioners sugar cocoa powder coffee and salt until smooth and spreadable.
Cut the butter into four pieces and coarsely chop the white chocolate. Beat butter and cream cheese together in a bowl with an electric hand mixer until creamy. Slowly add in confectioners sugar cocoa powder coffee and salt until smooth and spreadable.
Beat the cream cheese and butter until smooth in a large bowl with a mixer set on medium speed.
Thirty minutes before making the frosting place the cream cheese and butter on the counter. Add the melted chocolate small amount at a time making sure it does not seize on the side of. Place the chocolate in a heatproof bowl and melt in the microwave in 15-second bursts stirring in between until the chocolate is 85 melted. Thirty minutes before making the frosting place the cream cheese and butter on the counter.