Easy Homemade Chocolate Sea Salt Buttercream Frosting
This delicious and easy homemade chocolate buttercream frosting harnesses a secret ingredient for awesome flavor. Sea salt, cocoa powder, powdered sugar, butter and milk are whipped together for a light and fluffy topping for cupcakes and cake
Servings 6 Servings
Calories 221kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- 3 tablespoon cocoa powder
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- ⅛ teaspoon sea salt
- 1-2 tablespoon milk optional
Instructions
- Using a mortar and pestle, grind the sea salt to a fine powder.
- Add unsalted butter, cocoa powder, powdered sugar and sea salt powder to a large bowl. If you prefer your frosting to be light and fluffier, add 1-2 tablespoon milk.
- Beat using a hand mixer, starting at a low speed then gradually increase to a higher speed and ingredients begin to blend.
- Once ingredients are well blended, beat on high for about 1 minute to whip the frosting to a fluffy consistency.
- To make filling your piping bag easier, place the bag inside of a tall cup and fold the sides over the rim of the cup.
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Notes
- You can use melted chocolate in place of cocoa powder, if you'd like.
Nutrition
Calories: 221kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 41mg | Sodium: 53mg | Potassium: 46mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 477IU | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 1mg
