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chocolate frosting
recipe
Two kinds of chocolate—chips and cocoa powder—make this frosting extra chocolaty!
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Prepare Ingredients
1⅔ cups (10 ounces)
chocolate chips (bittersweet, semisweet, or milk chocolate)
20 tablespoons (2½ sticks)
unsalted butter, cut into 20 pieces and softened
1 cup (4 ounces)
confectioners’ (powdered) sugar
¾ cup (2¼ ounces)
Dutch-processed cocoa powder
¾ teaspoon
vanilla extract
Gather Baking Equipment
Medium microwave-safe bowl
Rubber spatula
Food processor
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1⅔ cups (10 ounces)
chocolate chips (bittersweet, semisweet, or milk chocolate)
Place chocolate chips in medium microwave-safe bowl. Heat in microwave at 50 percent power for 1 minute. Use rubber spatula to stir chocolate. Return to microwave and heat at 50 percent power until melted and smooth, about 1 minute longer. Let cool slightly, about 5 minutes.
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20 tablespoons (2½ sticks)
unsalted butter, cut into 20 pieces and softened
1 cup (4 ounces)
confectioners’ (powdered) sugar
¾ cup (2¼ ounces)
Dutch-processed cocoa powder
Pinch
salt
Add softened butter, sugar, cocoa powder, and salt to food processor, and lock lid into place. Turn on processor and process until smooth, about 30 seconds. Stop processor.
