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Frosting: Best Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Source of Recipe


Recipe courtesy of Land O' Lakes






List of Ingredients



• 1/2 cup butter, softened
  
• 2-1/2 cups powdered sugar
  
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa
  
• Dash salt
  
• 1/4 cup whipping cream
  
• 1 (1-ounce) square unsweetened baking chocolate, melted (e.g., Nestle Toll House Baking Bars)
  
• 1 Tbsp light corn syrup
  






Instructions



1. Beat butter in medium mixer bowl at medium speed until creamy (1 to 2 minutes).
   
   
2. Gradually add powdered sugar, cocoa and salt alternately with whipping cream and melted chocolate, scraping bowl often, until well mixed (2 to 3 minutes). Stir in corn syrup.
   
   Yield: 2 cups
   Makes enough to frost one (13x9-inch) cake or 12 cupcakes.