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Prep Time5 minutes
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Cook Time15 minutes
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Serving12
The key to ensuring your buttercream comes out fluffy and smooth (rather than dense and gritty) is to beat, beat, beat and to use the right ratio of butter to icing sugar.
Ingredients
Directions
Step1
Place butter in the bowl of a stand mixer with paddle attached. Beat for 3 minutes on speed 7 until it becomes pale.
Step2
Add half the icing sugar and cocoa powder. Beat for 3 minutes - start slow, increase to speed 7.
Step3
Add remaining icing sugar and cocoa powder. Beat again for 3 minutes.
Step4
Add milk and vanilla if using. Beat again for 1 minute on speed 7.
Step5
Spread onto cakes / cupcakes, or spoon into frosting bag and pipe.
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