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Chocolate Butter Frosting

(recipe, Better Homes and Gardens Magazine)

Introduction

This recipe frosts the tops and sides of two 8- or 9-inch layers of cake. Halve the recipe to frost a 13-by-9-by-2-inch cake. Use it to frost Yellow Cake.

  • In a very large mixing bowl beat ¾ cup softened butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat 1 ⁄2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder into butter, then gradually add 2 cups powdered sugar, beating well.
  • Ingredients

    1. ¾ cup (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, softened
    2. ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
    3. 8 cups powdered sugar, divided
    4. ½ cup milk, plus more as needed
    5. 2 tsp. vanilla extract

    Steps

    1. In a very large mixing bowl, beat the butter with an electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat the cocoa powder into the butter, then gradually add 2 cups powdered sugar, beating well.
    2. Slowly beat in the milk and vanilla. Gradually beat in the remaining 6 cups powdered sugar. Beat in additional milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, as needed to reach spreading consistency.