Best Chocolate Frosting! Whipped Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

This chocolate cream cheese frosting is a chocolate lovers dream. Frosts 18-24 cupcakes or an 8 or 9-inch two layer round cake.

⏱ 8 min 🔨 Prep 8min 📊 Easy 🍽 3 servings ⭐ 4.9 (174) 👁 7
Best Chocolate Frosting! Whipped Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients

3 servings

Instructions

  1. In the bowl of an electric mixer using paddle attachment (or using an electric hand mixer with a large bowl), beat together 8 oz cream cheese with 8 Tbsp butter on medium/high speed until creamy (3 min), scraping down the bowl as needed.
  2. Sift in 3 cups powdered sugar with 1/2 cup cocoa powder to ensure there are no lumps then add 1/4 tsp salt. Mix on low speed until well combined, scrape down the bowl well then increase to medium/high speed and beat until smooth and whipped (1 min).
  3. Add 1 tsp vanilla and beat on medium/high until smooth (1 min). Now it's ready to be piped onto cooled cupcakes.

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients
$1976.00
Per Serving
$659.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$3952.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (100% ingredients detected)
IngredientAmountSubtotal
package cream cheese 8 oz $337.00
1/2 cup unsalted butter 8 tbsp $132.00
powdered sugar 3 cups $38.00
unsweetened cocoa powder 0.5 cup $1393.00
salt 0.25 tsp -
vanilla extract 1 tsp $76.00

*Estimated market prices, may vary by region

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Best Chocolate Frosting! Whipped Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients:
  • 8 oz package cream cheese (room temp)
  • 8 Tbsp 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temp
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract

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