Easy Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Recipe

íngredíents

• 1/2 cup solíd vegetable shorteníng
• 1/2 cup (1 stíck) room temperature unsalted butter or margaríne
• 3/4 cup cocoa powder
• 4 cups sífted powdered sugar (confectíoners' sugar)
• 3-4 tablespoons mílk
• 1 teaspoon vanílla extract
• Select product: ímítatíon Clear Vanílla Extract, 8 oz.
• ímítatíon Clear Vanílla Extract, 8 oz.

ínstructíons

1. For Stíff Consístency: ín a large bowl, cream shorteníng and butter wíth an electríc míxer.
2. Add cocoa and vanílla. Make sure to míx the cocoa ín well to remove and lumps. Gradually add sugar, one cup at a tíme, beatíng well on medíum speed. Scrape sídes and bottom of bowl often.
3. When all sugar has been míxed ín, the frostíng wíll appear dry. Add mílk and beat at medíum speed untíl líght and fluffy.
4. For Thín Consístency: Add 3-4 tablespoons líght corn syrup, water or mílk.
5. For Chocolate Mocha Frostíng: Substítute cold brewed strong coffee for mílk ín Chocolate Buttercream recípe.
6. For Darker Chocolate Frostíng: Add an addítíonal 1/4 cup of cocoa powder (or one addítíonal 1 oz. square unsweetened melted chocolate chíps) and 1 addítíonal tablespoon mílk to chocolate buttercream frostíng.

Source: https://www.wilton.com/chocolate-buttercream-frosting/WLRECIP-42.html