Quick Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
This chocolate cream cheese frosting is smooth, pipable & super easy to make. It's the perfect topping for cakes and cupcakes!
Servings: 12
Ingredients
- 100 g butter ½ cup, softened
- 250 g full-fat cream cheese
- 300 g icing sugar
- 50 g cocoa powder
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Beat the butter until pale and fluffy.
- Add the cream cheese and vanilla essence, then beat again (don’t overbeat or it’ll loosen).
- Sift in icing sugar, cocoa, and salt. Beat until smooth.
- Taste to adjust sweetness or chocolate intensity, by either adding more icing sugar or cocoa powder.
Notes
- Use block cream cheese as the spreadable versions make the chocolate cream cheese frosting way too soft.
- Add a small splash of milk to loosen it slightly if it feels too thick. If it's too thin, add a bit more icing sugar or cocoa powder, or pop it in the fridge for 10 minutes to firm up.
- Take a minute to sift your cocoa and sugar to stop any lumps and get a super-smooth finish.
- The butter should be soft but not melted.