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Easy Chocolate Buttercream
                               My go to favorite!
​I really like this chocolate buttercream recipe. You can find it on the back of the Hershey's Cocoa Powder label.

​This is a very easy chocolate buttercream to prepare. ​It is also very good. The cocoa powder is rich and chocolaty. 
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​​The butter and the milk makes this creamy, while the powdered sugar adds the sweetness and volume. And that's why it's my go-to favorite. It's easy to make, easy to work with, and most important, ​ it tastes very good.
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       Your Mise' En Place'
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​For this recipe, you will need the help of an electric mixer. Hand held, or stand up.

For melting the butter, a ​microwave oven would be convenient, but not necessary. And a good silicone scraper will be your best friend.
Preparation Tips
There are only four easy steps to this recipe. 
​You can make this while the cake is baking in the oven.
Step 1, melt the butter. ​
Step 2, add the cocoa powder.
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Add cocoa powder to the melted butter in your mixer bowl.

And now you have a paste. Ready for Step 3.

​The cake in the oven is ​probably already smelling up the house by now. You will be done with this before the cake is finished baking.
When it comes to Step 3, add the powdered sugar about 1/3 at a ​time, alternately with your milk.  

In Step 3, the frosting can get a little thick during mixing.

So, alternate the sugar and the milk to balance out your mixing, thus making ​your mixing time less mixing time. ​Then you just let it whip, whip, and whip.
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Whip it on medium to high speed, for about 5 minutes.

After incorporating all of that air, you will now have yourself a fluffy,  sweet creamy,chocolate buttercream frosting.
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Smooth creamy and easy to frost a cake.
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​This frosting is easy to spread on cakes and cupcakes. It's can also firm up enough to pipe details with it. Firm it up by placing frosting in the refrigerator for about 5 minutes first.
​​​​It will keep in the refrigerator, fresh, for up to 5 days before  it gets 'stale'. You can also freeze it for up to 3 months. Because of the butter in it, it will get hard in the refrigerator, so just allow it to come to room temperature before using.  And re-whip the frosting, to fluff it up some, before covering your cake.


​Easy Chocolate Buttercream

Do not be tempted to microwave the frosting into room temperature. You might get away with doing that if you babysat it entirely.

Such as doing it in 10 - 12 second intervals, with the power at 2% - 3%. You know what I mean? Babysit it like that. Just remember to take it out of the refrigerator at least ​an hour before you need it.
​Easy Chocolate Buttercream
Ingredient
Cups
Butter, melted        ​
    1/2  cup (1 stick)
Cocoa powder   ​
    2/3  cup     ​
Powdered sugar     ​
​3  cups
Milk        ​
  1/3  cup ​
Vanilla extract   ​
 1 teaspoon
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This recipe yields 2 cups.
                                                    Procedure
  1. Melt the butter, in small bowl. 30 seconds in the microwave.
  2. Stir cocoa powder into the melted butter, in your mixing bowl.
  3. Gradually add the powdered sugar, alternately with the milk.  Add  vanilla.
  4. Beat on medium speed to reach a smooth spreading consistency. Add more milk if needed, but only about a teaspoon at a time. 
Yumm, Chocolate Cake !