A great chocolate frosting recipe is a must-have for your baking arsenal.
By Camille Becerra
How to Make Classic Chocolate Frosting
- Total Time: 15 mins
Description
A great chocolate frosting recipe is a must-have for your baking arsenal.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound semi-sweet or dark bitter chocolate
- 2 1/2 sticks of salted butter, at room temp
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1/2 cup coco powder
- 1 cup confectioners sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 6 egg yolks
- 1 pinch sea salt
Instructions
- Chop the chocolate into small pieces and melt gently in a bain marie stirring frequently. Once all the chocolate is melted allow to cool by stirring it here and there while you prepare the remaining recipe.
- In a mixer bowl with a paddle attachment cream one stick of butter, olive oil and Cocoa powder on medium speed for 5 minutes till smooth. Add the remaining butter and continue to cream for another 3 minutes.
- Sift in the confectioners’ sugar and add the vanilla extract, mix till completely smooth.
- Add egg yolks one at a time, mixing well before adding the next egg.
- Add the chocolate and sea salt, stir till well combined. Use right away. If making in advance, refrigerate and pull an hour before use, mix with paddle attachment for a couple minutes till smooth.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 5 mins
- Category: Dessert
How much butter is “2 1/2 sticks” ???
That is 10 ounces of butter. Happy baking!
how many grams in a “stick” of butter?
Hi Laura, 2 1/2 sticks of butter is 282.5 grams or each stick is 113 grams.
Want to try new recipes.
They all look good, must try.