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Chocolate Russian Buttercream

This chocolate Russian buttercream is made with just 5 ingredients!! Its secret ingredient is sweetened condensed milk, which gives it a silky smooth consistency
Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Course: Frosting & Fillings
Cuisine: Russian
Servings: 3
Calories: 383kcal

Ingredients

Chocolate Russian Buttercream Recipe

Instructions

Chocolate Russian Buttercream

  • Whip the room temperature unsalted butter on a medium high speed with a whisk attachment of a stand mixer or hand mixer for 5-7 minutes. The butter should lighten in color as you incorporate air into it.
  • Add in the vanilla extract, salt, and sifted cocoa powder mix on the lowest speed until incorporated. If you mix this too quickly, you'll get huge cocoa clouds billowing from your mixing bowl.
  • Mix in the sweetened condensed milk at a medium speed, in 3-4 installments.
  • Scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl with a rubber spatula throughout the process. The sweetened condensed milk sometimes pools at the bottom of the bowl, so be sure to scrape all the way to the bottom.
  • Use to frost layer cakes, pipe on cupcakes, or even to ice cookies. It tastes amazing on just about everything!!

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Notes

This recipe makes about 3 cups of frosting, which is enough to frost about 2 dozen cupcakes. Double this recipe to frost a 6"-layer cake or triple it to frost an 8"-layer cake.
If your frosting seems too soft, pop it into the fridge for 20-30 minutes to thicken it.
If you make this frosting ahead of time, it can last in the fridge for up to a week, or the freezer for up to a month in an airtight container. Just be sure to re-whip it once it has thawed to room temperature to give it the right consistency.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 | Calories: 383kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 33g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 198mg | Fiber: 5g