Simple and delicious. Use powdered erythritol instead of powdered sugar to make it sugar free / keto.
Servings: 2 9″ cake layers’ worth
Equipment
- a kitchen scale
- a double boiler
- a medium bowl
- a mixer
- a rubber spatula
Ingredients
- 12 oz powdered sugar or powdered erythritol (about 2 cups)
- 8 oz cream cheese (1 standard package)
- ½ cup whole (3.5%) milk
- 2 oz butter (1/2 stick, 1/4 cup)
- 2 oz cocoa powder (about 1/2 cup)
- 2 oz unsweetened chocolate (about 1/2 cup, if using chips)
- 1-½ tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Leave the butter and cream cheese out for 1 hour, to come to room temperature. Or, if you don't have the time, soften them in microwave using the appropriate setting.
Melt the chocolate (15 min)
- Put water in the bottom part of the double boiler and heat it on the stove on high
- Put the unsweetened chocolate in the top part of the double boiler2 oz unsweetened chocolate
- When the water starts to steam, turn the oven to low
- Push the chocolate around with the rubber spatula as it starts to melt
- Keep doing that until the chocolate is fully melted
- While that's melting, put all of the other ingredients into the medium bowl: powdered erythritol or sugar, cream cheese, milk, butter, cocoa powder, and 1.5 tsp vanilla extract12 oz powdered sugar or powdered erythritol, 8 oz cream cheese, ½ cup whole (3.5%) milk, 2 oz butter, 2 oz cocoa powder, 1-½ tsp vanilla extract
Mix the frosting (5 min)
- Pour the melted chocolate on top of the other ingredients in the medium bowl2 oz unsweetened chocolate
- With the mixer on medium, mix it all for a couple of minutes, until well-mixed
- If you want the frosting thinner, add more milk, in 2 tbsp increments. If you want it thicker, add more sugar, in 2 oz increments.
- Put the frosting on your cake, or cover and refrigerate for up to a week
Notes
Adapted from Chocolate Covered Katie.
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