How to make the perfect Chocolate Buttercream Icing for cakes and cupcakes

This video will show you how to achieve the perfect Chocolate Buttercream for piping cupcakes or frosting layer cakes.
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Ingredients
• 1 ¾ cups powdered sugar, sifted
• ¼ cup t unsweetened cocoa powder, sifted
• ½ cup butter (1 stick or 100 gr) soft at room temperature
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2-3 tablespoons milk (more or less)
Directions
- In a medium bowl, sift together the powdered sugar and the cocoa powder.
- Using a hand mixer or a stand mixer, cream the butter
- Add the sugar/cocoa mixture in several batches, mixing well after each addition
- Add the vanilla
- Add the milk in small amounts and mix until you get the correct consistency
- Place in a piping bag and pipe it over the cupcakes, or use to to frost cake layers
- And enjoy!
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[@aurolinapal49]

Plus ur decorating tips were helpful as well.

[@daylightchim127]

Great recipe!

[@sjinzaar]

So glad I found your channel!😀

[@parishah3401]

loved it 😘😘

[@angelofgod5418]

I love your simple ingredients and easy to do recipe. I will subscribe to ur channel. Love your method

[@aurolinapal49]

Thank you so much! I tried your recipe and it was perfect! More than perfect! The texture and taste both were perfect. I just had to add a tablespoon more of cocoa powder, to bring down a sweetness just a tad. Thanks a lot. God bless.

[@jeromy-wb2wn]

yummy

[@summertea545]

Great.

[@stevec7990]

Thank you..

[@justpar2012]

You are very patient with the adding the tablespoons of milk. I would just add 1/4 cup milk and hope for the best!

[@Sathya-cv1zz]

super

[@ofeliatucay4836]

Can I use a Normal whisk?

[@blackwhite3628]

+Cooking with Amira
Could it be that those who tried this & flopped is because 1/2 cup butter is *113 & not 100gms?*

[@RBRajeswari]

Mam which company of hand blender have you used in the video?

[@izmaqamar7829]

where do we get piping bags in pakistan?

[@angelofgod5418]

Mam can i use salted butter for this? And can i also reduce powdered sugar to 3/4 cups... will it have any effect... perhaps to avoid being runny... i can add milk powder instead of fresh milk. What you think Mam..

[@elinacat4903]

I don't hav that blender machine , can.I use eggs beat a normal one

[@1138mame]

please let us know the type of nozzle you are using

[@gliechienca8434]

Can I used evaporated Milk?

[@aminafarid4454]

I tried this recipe only that instead of 1 n half cup icing sugar i kept 1 n quater cup icing sugar
Instead of quater cup cocoa i kept half cup cocoa
Instead of milk i added hot boiled water
It came out perfect

[@CookingWithAmira]

glad to hear that

[@angelofgod5418]

Well you have increased cocoa powder but when you changed to hot water... Do you lose the rich chocolaty taste? Does it taste the same

[@aminafarid4454]

@@angelofgod5418 the taste came out perfect..it was rich choc buttercream

[@channapragadasrib3631]

nice

[@noyflipz]

fyi: 1/2 cup butter is = 8 tablespoons! and it looks like you've used 16 tablespoons!

[@aditrichandran8746]

I tried at home to frost my cake and it was too good

[@atharvamondhe5842]

can i use oil insted butter please reply fast

[@jocelynazul7192]

great

[@sheryllovestobake9898]

r u serious?

[@blackwhite3628]

Forget oil!
You can even use *WATER!*

[@saidulalam3190]

My Jaipur Life no

[@alizayqaiser5190]

What will be the amount of ingredients for 6 cupcakes

[@lilagrace688]

Alizay Qaiser just cut everything in half and do it the same wat

[@lilagrace688]

Way*

[@sagunaahluwalia]

For perfect chocolate frosting check out tatyanas channel. I tried her recipe it's great.

[@shailakim3522]

What if u don't have suger flour

[@shailakim3522]

What if u don't have powder sugar

[@blackwhite3628]

+Shaila Kim
You find a way of grinding sugar to powder.

[@sophiechristie1801]

Shaila Kim buy some if your in the UK it's called icing sugar

[@simplyme4171]

anyone tried?

[@sanahtatla3698]

Diana Rose Kumar, Me

[@sanahtatla3698]

Wait, Thought you said tired... 😅

[@justpar2012]

Oops tired?

[@aimanibrahim2498]

I did. It's pretty good 👍

[@sweethoney3149]

yes right now and so good really..

[@sagunaahluwalia]

This is definitely not the way to froth butter.. it has to be beaten alone for 5 minutes..the consistency of the cream is very average

[@janellehaines7979]

I tried this it literally came out looking like shit and it was extremely soupy even after I added alot more powdered sugar

[@maryamejaz464]

How was the taste?

[@janellehaines7979]

Maryam Ejaz disgusting

[@maryamejaz464]

Seriously!? 😡😡😕

[@sushimaster77]

Try beating the butter for a lot longer, maybe as long as 5 minutes. You want a lot of air in it. Also, I have found that whipping cream instead of milk works well too. And maybe a cream stabilizer if you wanna go crazy with it. Even if it doesn't turn out with the greatest consistency, put it in the fridge for a while and it may be more edible when chilled (it's hard to go wrong when the ingredients are butter, chocolate, and sugar). Hope this helps.

[@angelofgod5418]

@@sushimaster77 I think you are right. Perhaps add very little milk should do depending on consistency. The butter must be beaten till fluffy and add sugar little by little... i used milk powder to get a thick consistency... and it helped me. Refrigerating and whisking again helps too