Chocolate Buttercream Icing

Many of you have asked for a Chocolate Buttercream Recipe….This is not MY recipe however it is one that I use and I love it……so I thought I would share it with all of you! I do not remember where I found this recipe but I will say it was online somewhere in the wonderful world of the internet…lol.

Ingredients…….

6 sticks of butter (I use salted) or 3 cups….. (whichever way you want to measure)

3 Tablespoons of milk

2 teaspoons of vanilla

1/2 cup of cocoa powder (The special Dark Type)

1 Bag of Ghirardelli Chocolate  or a comparable chocolate

2 LB bag of Powdered Sugar

Instructions……..

Mix the butter (softened), milk,. vanilla, and cocoa powder in the mixer until thoughly mixed.

Melt the Chocolate in the microwave in 30 second intervals until melted

Once the chocolate is melted you then add it to the other ingredients that are in the mixer

Then finally add the powdered sugar a little at a time to the mixer making sure that you allow it to mix throughly

Notes……….

If your icing is too thick add another teaspoon of milk.

If you want your icing to be very dark brown you can add 3 dropd of black food coloring as well as a teaspoon of brown and make sure to mix throughly.