Small-batch Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
This small-batch Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting is silky smooth, deeply chocolatey, and incredibly decadent. It’s pretty much the best thing you’ll ever spread onto a cupcake.
Servings 8 servings
Calories 138kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 ounces cream cheese softened
- 4 tablespoons (57g) salted butter softened
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/4 cups (150g) powdered sugar sifted
- 2 tablespoons (10g) unsweetened cocoa powder sifted
- 2 teaspoons milk as needed
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine cream cheese and butter. Using a handheld electric mixer, beat until well-combined and there are no individual streaks of cream cheese or butter remaining.
- Add vanilla and mix well.
- Add sifted powdered sugar and cocoa powder and beat, starting on low, working up to medium-high, until frosting is smooth and creamy.
- If necessary, add a little milk by the half teaspoon until frosting reaches your desired consistency.
Notes
*If you need a stiffer frosting for piping, beat in more powdered sugar as needed
Approximate nutritional information is for 8 servings.
Nutrition
Calories: 138kcal