Best Babs Chocolate Birthday Cake With Buttercream Icing Recipes

BASIC CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM ICING

Basic Chocolate Buttercream Icing image

This is a basic recipe that allows you to make the choice of how sweet it is. Top cupcakes and muffins and especially chocolate zucchini cakes with this icing.

Provided by Kaley

Categories Desserts Frostings and Icings Chocolate

Time 10m

Yield 16

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

⅓ cup butter, at room temperature
½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, divided
⅓ cup milk
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1 (16 ounce) package confectioners' sugar, sifted

Steps:

Beat butter and 1/4 cup cocoa powder together in a bowl with an electric mixer on low until light and fluffy. Gradually add milk, remaining 1/4 cup cocoa powder, and vanilla extract; beat until smooth. Add confectioners' sugar, about 2 tablespoons at a time, until desired consistency is reached.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 153.9 calories, Carbohydrate 29.7 g, Cholesterol 10.6 mg, Fat 4.3 g, Fiber 0.9 g, Protein 0.7 g, SaturatedFat 2.7 g, Sodium 30.2 mg, Sugar 27.8 g

CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM ICING

Chocolate buttercream icing image

Making a chocolate cake, or need a frosting for cupcakes? Our easy chocolate buttercream perfectly complements a cocoa sponge for a party or afternoon tea

Provided by Good Food team

Categories Afternoon tea, Dessert, Treat

Time 15m

Yield 10-12 cupcakes, or 1 x 20cm cake

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

100g milk chocolate
200g butter, softened
400g icing sugar
5 tbsp cocoa powder
2 tbsp milk

Steps:

Put the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of barely simmering water (make sure the bowl isn't touching the water). Stir until melted. Alternatively, melt in the microwave, stirring every 30 secs. Leave the melted chocolate to cool for 5 mins.
Mash the butter and icing sugar together with a fork first, then switch to a wooden spoon or electric beaters if you have them. Sift in the cocoa and pour in the melted chocolate, a pinch of salt and the milk, then mix again until smooth. Use to top cupcakes or cover and fill a chocolate sponge cake.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 326 calories, Fat 18 grams fat, SaturatedFat 11 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 39 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 38 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 1 grams protein, Sodium 0.3 milligram of sodium

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