This is an easy chocolate frosting recipe that will bring your cakes and cupcakes to the next level. It’s so rich and creamy but made with simple ingredients. It’s easy to pipe and spread to make beautifully decorated desserts!

Sometimes, we need to get back to the basic recipes. The tried-and-true recipes that we keep coming back to again and again. The recipes that are versatile and can be used in conjunction with a variety of other recipes.
Buttercream frosting recipes are a prime example of that. They’re simple, basic recipes that can be used over and over and make a Plain-Jane cake spectacular. This chocolate buttercream frosting recipe is no exception.
It’s so rich and creamy but incredibly easy to make. It’s the perfect chocolate frosting for chocolate cake and a great chocolate frosting for brownies. This chocolate frosting recipe only calls for a handful of ingredients and ones that you probably already have on hand. I use cocoa powder to make my chocolate buttercream frosting, so no melting chocolate involved!

Choosing the Right Cocoa Powder
So, you’re about to make your chocolate frosting and you see Cocoa Powder as an ingredient. But what kind of cocoa powder should you be using" The answer is really up to you!
Pictured in this post is regular cocoa powder (Hershey’s). It gives a nice, almost subtle chocolate flavor. You know you’re eating chocolate when you’re eating it, but you’re not like ...