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Basic Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
Photo: Charisse Kenion

Basic Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

8 ingredients 10 min 12 openrecipes
Basic Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Rich, chocolaty goodness for cupcakes and layer cakes.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

473
Calories
10g
Protein
28g
Fat
44g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Vanilla 1 tsp extract (4ml) 12
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Coffee not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • ¼ teaspoons Instant Coffee Granules
  • ⅛ cups Milk Or Milk Alternative
  • ½ teaspoons Vanilla
  • ¼ cups Butter, Room Temperature
  • ¼ cups Cocoa Powder
  • 1 cup Powdered Sugar
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1 dash Cinnamon

Directions

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By tastykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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