Rich Chocolate Buttercream

Name: Rich Chocolate Buttercream
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 3 cups
Ingredients: 8 ounces semi-sweet or milk chocolate melting wafers (or bars, broken into small pieces) (see note); 2½ sticks (20 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened but still cool; 1¼ cups confectioners' sugar; ½ cup unsweetened natural cocoa powder, such as Hershey’s; ⅛ teaspoon salt; ¾ cup light corn syrup; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Prep Time

Cook Time

Total Time

15m

This rich and decadent chocolate buttercream is made with semi-sweet or milk chocolate, butter, confectioners' sugar, cocoa powder, salt, corn syrup, and vanilla extract. With its creamy texture and intense chocolate flavor, it's the perfect topping for cakes, cupcakes, and other sweet treats.

Chocolate

onceuponachef.com

Recipe Options

Ingredients

Servings: 3 cups

Scale:

Scale

0.25

0.5

8 ounces semi-sweet or milk chocolate melting wafers (or bars, broken into small pieces) (see note)

2½ sticks (20 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened but still cool

1¼ cups confectioners' sugar

½ cup unsweetened natural cocoa powder, such as Hershey’s

⅛ teaspoon salt

¾ cup light corn syrup

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps

View steps on onceuponachef.com or by saving the recipe to your personal library.

Nutrition Facts

Calories

3,540kcal

177%
Fat

229g

11%
Saturated Fat

141g

7%
Carbohydrates

361g

18%
Fiber

9g

0%
Sugar

305g

15%
Protein

13g

0%
Cholesterol

456mg

22%
Sodium

131mg

6%

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Rich Chocolate Buttercream

Ingredients

Steps

Nutrition Facts Nutrition facts are based on 1 serving. If servings is not specified, 6 is assumed for the total recipe.

Nutrition Facts