Dark Chocolate Cream Cheese Buttercream Icing

This is an amazing icing.

It is a creamy, rich, smooth icing that you will want to bathe in.

Be warned.

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Dark Chocolate Cream Cheese Buttercream Frosting

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened to room temperature
8 oz. cream cheese, softened to room temperature
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder ( I used Hershey’s Special Dark Cocoa)
1 box (1 lb) powdered sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1-3 Tbsp milk

  • Cream the butter and cream cheese with a mixer.
  • Add the cocoa and vanilla.
  • Add the confectioner’s sugar in small batches and blend on low until combined. Scrape down sides with each addition.
  • Add 1 tablespoon of milk at a time until you get the consistency you desire.
3 Comments

3 thoughts on “Dark Chocolate Cream Cheese Buttercream Icing

  1. You are totally right! I just made this frosting to pipe on dark chocolate cupcakes and it is AMAZING!!! WOW! Thanks so much for recipe! I will be sure to use it again and again! I will link back to you in my blog when I post about it!

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