Name: Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Ingredients: 1 cup butter; 8 oz cream cheese; 1/2 tbsp vanilla; 1 cup cocoa powder; 1/2 cup milk; 6 cups powder sugar

Perfect silky smooth and creamy chocolate cream cheese frosting recipe for cakes and cupcakes!

Perfect silky smooth and creamy chocolate cream cheese frosting for cakes and cupcakes. Pairs perfectly with our Dark Chocolate Cake Recipe.

Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

Recipe by Stephanie Creviston Course: Dessert

Servings

servings

Prep time

minutes

Cooking time

minutes

Cook Mode

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Ingredients

1 cup 1 butter
8 oz 8 cream cheese
1/2 tbsp 1/2 vanilla
1 cup 1 cocoa powder
1/2 cup 1/2 milk
6 cups 6 powder sugar

Directions

CREAM BUTTER and CREAM CHEESE: In a stand mixer or a mixing bowl and hand mixer, cream together softened butter and cream cheese.
ADD VANILLA, COCOA POWDER and MILK: Add vanilla and cocoa powder to the butter and cream cheese and mix until combined and smooth. Then add milk and mix. Scrap bowl.
ADD POWDERED SUGAR: Scrape down sides and add powdered sugar 1/2 cup at a time and mix on low. After all the powdered sugar in incorporated, speed up blender and mix for 1-2 min on medium to high speed.