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Quick Chocolate Buttercream Frosting-rich and creamy, perfect every time!

Quick Chocolate Buttercream Frosting-just minutes to make, perfect every time!

Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to me! That’s right, today’s my birthday. I’m turning 29 again. Really it’s 48 but it’s all just a number anyway. We’re as young (or old) as we feel. Most days I’m probably in my early 30’s. Every now and then I feel ancient, like when I’m trying to figure out my Iphone. Seriously, I’ve filled up my Cloud and I didn’t even know I had one!

Quick Chocolate Buttercream Frosting-perfect every time!

As I plan my cake, I realized not everyone may know about the best chocolate buttercream recipe ever. I’m still working on the cake, I tried 2 recipes today but neither was worthy of this buttercream. I’m not even sure what flavor the cake will be. I just know this buttercream has to be on top. It’s smooth and creamy. Rich and chocolaty. If you plan on being generous with your decorating (or eating half a batch with a spoon) double the recipe.

I’ll figure out the cake later. In the meantime, I did make a double batch, so I can have a spoonful of frosting as a snack for now.

Quick Chocolate Buttercream Frosting-rich and creamy,perfect every time!

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Quick Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Quick Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Ingredients

  • 3/4 cup butter, room temperature
  • 1/4 cup shortening
  • 1/8 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 5 3/4 cups powdered sugar
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream

Instructions

  1. In a mixing bowl, cream together butter, shortening and salt until smooth. Add in cocoa and vanilla, beat until well combined, making sure to scrape down sides of bowl with a spatula.
  2. Add in powdered sugar, one cup at a time, mixing on low speed. Add cream, once combined, beat on medium speed until creamy.

Notes

for a thicker frosting add more powdered sugar, for a thinner frosting add more cream

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Quick Chocolate Buttercream Frosting-perfect every time!

My sweet friend Mia of Tiny Hands, sent me this gorgeous bracelet.

Tiny Hands Chocolate Bracelet

The charms are so cute. I just want to eat them up! They are almost too hard to resist. You see, the charms all smell like CHOCOLATE! Can you imagine walking around with that delicious smell of chocolate just floating up every time your wrist get’s near your face?

Tiny Hands Collage of Charms

Every Charm she makes smells like the food it is. Key Lime Pie…smells like Key Lime Pie. A Peanut Butter Blossom Cookie…yup, peanut butter! And she makes all sorts of jewelry. Necklaces, Bracelets, Rings, I’m in love with her bookmarks, how cute would those be as Christmas Presents?

This giveaway is now closed.

To help celebrate my Birthday, Mia is giving away two $75.00 Gift Certificates to her online store. Two readers will win! Entering is easy. Just go visit Tiny Hands and then leave a comment telling me your favorite charm from her collection.

You can earn extra entries for Liking Tiny Hands on Facebook, following Tiny Hands on Pinterest  and following Tiny Hands on Instagram, just leave an extra comment for each.

Fine print-giveaway is open World-wide as long as your country doesn’t have restrictions regarding this type of giveaway. Giveaway is sponsored by Tiny Hands and Chocolate, Chocolate and more. Giveaway will end 12:00 am EST, October 1, 2014. Winners will be chosen at random and notified via e-mail. 

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About Grace

When I was younger, I was constantly in the kitchen helping my mom bake. It was fun getting to play with the flour and always getting to lick the spoon. I’ve always expressed an interest in baking and now I feel that it’s the right time for me to take over. I am a college student working towards a nursing degree as well as a full-time aunt to the sweetest little kids (they might pop up in some of the posts). I’ve learned most of what I know about baking and cooking from my mom, and I am continuing to self-teach through trial and error, which means plenty of sweets to be eaten. Read more...

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  3. Janet says

    I think all of the charms are so neat. Since I bake pies for 3 Farmers Market, I would love the pumpkin pie charm. For the past several years I have baked about 60 pies each Thanksgiving, and pumpkin has the pie that has been ordered the most. It would be so cool to have a buckeye charm made, which I also sell. Thanks for offering the giveaway!

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  4. Scarlett says

    Hi Joan: I made the Chocolate Buttercream this morning for a batch of brownies in honor of your birthday…wish you could have been here to share one!!! Needless to say the icing is DELICIOUS!
    Thanks for all your great posts–you’re the best!
    Scarlett in FL

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  9. Donna+T. says

    Love the Key Lime Pie Necklace! I am milk Product free now to dairy allergy. This would be good because I could still see it and smell it without allergy symptoms!!!

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  14. Carol says

    Happy Birthday to you! Mine is Oct. 1st and I love all things fall! So I have to go with the candy corn ear rings and the apple necklace!

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  19. Jenn Fox says

    I liked a lot of the charms, the donuts, cupcakes, and blueberry pie were my favorites. I wish she had a pineapple, my daughter loves pineapples.

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