Chocolate Frosting

Chocolate Frosting Recipe

All this traditional buttercream frosting requires is a spoon—for mixing or for eating.

Ingredients
8 tablespoons unsalted butter,
softened
3 tablespoons cocoa powder
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
½ teaspoon salt
2 cups confectioners’ sugar
¼ cup 2% reduced-fat milk
Instructions
1. Combine butter and cocoa powder, stirring to combine well. Add vanilla and salt; mix well. Stir in confectioners' sugar, alternating with splashes of milk. Stir until creamy. If frosting is too thin, add 1 or 2 tablespoons confectioners’ sugar. Makes 1 1⁄2 cups frosting.

Recipe by Mary Carter, Relish Test Kitchen.
Relish Cooking with Kids, June 2008.
Nutritional Information
Per (3-tablespoon) serving: 230 calories, 11g fat, 30mg chol., 1g prot., 31g carbs., 0g fiber, 150mg sodium.


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