Easy Chocolate Frosting

Chocolate frosting in a bowl with a spatula stirring it.

Are you looking for an easy chocolate frosting for your favorite desserts? You're going to love this one made with just five simple ingredients! It's sweet, creamy, and full of lots of milk chocolate flavor!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword chocolate buttercream, chocolate buttercream frosting, chocolate frosting, homemade buttercream, milk chocolate buttercream

Prep Time 10

Total Time 10

Servings servings

Calories 364kcal

Author Jennifer

Ingredients

1 bar Hershey's Milk Chocolate candy bar* 4.4 ounces
1 cup unsalted butter, softened 2 sticks
2 ½ cups powdered sugar
¼ cup heavy whipping cream
½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Instructions

Place milk chocolate candy bar into small bowl. Microwave for 30 seconds intervals, stirring after each interval until the chocolate is melted and smooth. Set aside and allow to cool.
Using an electric or stand mixer, cream together butter and powdered sugar together until light and fluffy, scraping the sides of the bowl as needed.
Add heavy whipping cream and vanilla extract, and mix until combined. Fold in milk chocolate until fully incorporated into frosting.
Frost cupcakes, cakes, or cookies using a piping bag or knife.

Notes

Chocolate Bars: I bought the XL Hershey's Milk Chocolate candy bar which is 4.4 ounces but if you can't find the XL Hershey's Milk Chocolate candy bar you can buy 4 (1.55 oz.) regular sized Hershey's Milk Chocolate candy bars.
This recipe yields about 2 1/2 cups of frosting.
Use Softened Butter. It's the secret to a creamy and fluffy frosting.
Add Some Sprinkles After Frosting! Because everything is always better with sprinkles.
Melt the Chocolate Slowly. When microwaving chocolate, heat for only a short amount of time and stir between each cycle. This way you don't end up scorching your chocolate.
Chocolate. You can swap the milk chocolate for other varieties of chocolate. For a less sweet, more intense chocolate flavor, dark chocolate works great.
Add Different Flavors. You can easily alter the flavor of this chocolate buttercream frosting by swapping out some of all of the vanilla with other extracts. Coconut, almond, and orange are just a few favorites that work great with chocolate.

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