Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

Servings: 4 Total Time: 5 mins
pinit

If you think plain cream cheese frosting is the best, wait until you try chocolate cream cheese frosting! It’s silky, undeniably creamy, and the flavor is absolutely delicious.

If we think regular cream cheese frosting is the best, we’re definitely backwards. Because this chocolate cream cheese frosting is, in fact, the best in the biz.

  • it’s silky smooth
  • and pipe-able with your favorite piping tips
  • it’s rich and easily spreads
  • and creamier than any chocolate frosting you’ve had before
  • you’ll want to eat it with a spoon!!

Tip for piping cream cheese frosting: Refrigerate the frosting inside the piping bag for at least 30 minutes prior to piping. Cream cheese frosting holds its shape much better when it’s piped cold.

Unlike most frostings, chocolate cream cheese frosting is not overly sweet. Rather, its sweet and tangy flavors are perfectly balanced and it tastes much better than buttercream on even the sweetest of cakes!

What Tastes Best with Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting?

Besides zebra cake, you’ll also love it with:

  • Chocolate Zucchini Cake
  • Yellow Sheet Cake or Layered Yellow Cake
  • Chocolate Caramel Coconut Cupcakes
  • Marble Cake
  • Chocolate Cake
  • Chocolate Cupcakes
  • Guinness Chocolate Cake (can swap the heavy cream for reduced Guinness!)

If you’re in the mood for vanilla, here is my plain cream cheese frosting recipe.

Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

Prep Time 5 mins Total Time 5 mins Servings: 4
Pin Recipe
0 Add to Favorites

Ingredients You’ll Need

Cooking Mode Disabled

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl using a handheld or stand mixer fitted with a paddle or whisk attachment, beat the cream cheese for 1 minute on high speed until completely smooth and creamy. Beat in the butter until combined. Add the confectioners’ sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla extract, 1 Tablespoon milk, and salt and beat on medium-high speed until combined and creamy. Add 1 more Tablespoon of milk to slightly thin out, if desired. Taste, then add another pinch of salt if desired.
  2. Cover and store leftover frosting for up to 5 days in the refrigerator or up to 3 months in the freezer. After freezing, thaw in the refrigerator then beat the frosting for a few seconds so it’s creamy again.
Keywords: butter, cocoa powder, confectioners-sugar, cream cheese, milk, vanilla extract
🌟:
Rate this recipe

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

🌟

Add a question

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

About Author

Recipe Tweets

A Leading Website To Make Your Cooking Way Easier
And Help You How to Cook and Live A Healthy Lifestyle!

Rate this recipe

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

🌟

Add a question

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

0 Add to Favorites
Min
0 Add to Favorites

Share it on your social network