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chocolate cream cheese frosting

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Recipe by
Rose Mary Mogan
@cookinginillinois
Sauk Village, IL

This is a simple quick & easy frosting to make with any cake or cup cakes. You make it chocolate with the simple addition of melted chocolate chips or cocoa powder. Both works great. You can even use the white vanilla chips. This recipe uses the cocoa powder. I used this frosting recipe on my HEART BEETS OF LOVE CAKE. Beets is not a typo, the cake actually has beets in the batter. I made it for my husband for Valentine's Day. It is & easy, this version is a milk chocolate, if you like it darker use more cocoa. Keep some made up in the freezer for a easy topping on cakes or muffins.

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yield serving(s)
cook time 10 Min
method No-Cook or Other

Ingredients For chocolate cream cheese frosting

  • 2 stick
    butter, softened, room temperature
  • 16 oz
    cream cheese,softened room temperature
  • 2 lb
    powdered sugar
  • 1/2 c
    cocoa powder, more for darker or deeper chocolate
  • 1 Tbsp
    instant coffee granules
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    coffee flavoring

How To Make chocolate cream cheese frosting

  • 1
    Crush coffee granules in a small bowl.
  • 2
    Add about 1/2 of powdered sugar & cocoa to bowl, and stir to blend together.
  • 3
    Cream butter with cream cheese and add half of powdered sugar mixture.
  • 4
    Beat till creamy.
  • 5
    Add coffee flavoring and beat again.
  • 6
    Add remaining powdered sugar and beat till mixed and creamy.
  • 7
    You are now ready to frost your cake or muffins.
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