Rich Chocolate Buttercream
Serves: 8 cups
Contributor: MikeCrute
Ingredients
- 2c butter, softened
 - 9c confectioners sugar, sifted
 - 2.5c baking cocoa, sifted
 - 1t vanilla extract
 - 1-1.5c sour cream (can use more, to taste)
 - whole milk (for thinning)
 
Scaled ingredients
2 cups  | 
  4 cups  | 
  8 cups  | 
  Ingredient  | 
0.5c  | 
  1c  | 
  2c  | 
  butter, softened  | 
2.25c  | 
  4.5c  | 
  9c  | 
  confectioners sugar, sifted  | 
2/3c  | 
  1.25c  | 
  2.5c  | 
  baking cocoa, sifted  | 
0.25t  | 
  0.5t  | 
  1t  | 
  vanilla  | 
1/3c  | 
  2/3 c  | 
  1-1.5c  | 
  sour cream  | 
NOTE: 4 cups is just right for a 2-layer cake
Instructions
- Melt the butter in a large saucepan and whisk in the cocoa powder then remove from the heat and let cool.
 - Add the cooled chocolate mixer to your stand mixer and whip on medium speed adding the powdered sugar and sour cream, alternating them 1/3 at a time.
 - Add the vanilla in last.
 - If the frosting is too thick, add a bit more milk 1 tablespoon at a time. (Be careful with this, it's very easy to over-do it and make the frosting runny)
 
Variation
Use 2 (14oz) cans of sweetened condensed milk instead of powdered sugar. Add it in the same step powdered sugar would be added.
Nutritional Facts  | 
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Calories  | 
  0 cal  | 
Fat  | 
  0 g  | 
Saturated Fat  | 
  0 g  | 
Cholesterol  | 
  0 mg  | 
Sodium  | 
  0 mg  | 
Carbohydrates  | 
  0 g  | 
Sugars  | 
  0 g  | 
Fiber  | 
  0 g  | 
Protein  | 
  0 g  | 
