Ingredients
- 5 1/2 ounces unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 ounce mayonnaise
- 3 ounces semisweet chocolate, melted and cooled slightly
- 8 ounces powdered sugar
- Pinch kosher salt
Directions
Beat the butter and mayonnaise in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, on high, until light and fluffy, 3 to 4 minutes. With the mixer on low, slowly add the melted chocolate. Continue mixing on low speed until all of the chocolate is incorporated, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed.
Turn off the mixer and add one-third of the sugar. Mix on low to combine, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl. Repeat until all of the sugar has been incorporated. Add the salt and continue to beat until the frosting is smooth and lightens slightly in color, 2 to 3 minutes.
Use immediately or store in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 4 hours or refrigerate for up to a week. Bring to room temperature before using chilled frosting
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By robfallon22
Boston
on May 27, 2012
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This is a standard frosting. Yes, rich and smooth. I your frosting is too stiff, I'm pretty sure you did not use enough mayo. Cheers and happy cooking.
By hilary_9695225
Kyle, TX
on July 30, 2011
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Very rich frosting. Also very stiff - like the kind of buttercream you make for decorating. Even after I whipped it for quite a while. Didn't make alot and I had to frost the sides with some leftover cream cheese frosting I had. So, good taste, doesn't make much, good for decorative frosting.....
By zomigi
North Carolina
on May 04, 2011
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This is the perfect chocolate frosting. The mayonnaise, as I learned on his show, helps form a good emulsion so it holds together, yet it stays soft in the fridge, unlike butter. You can't taste the mayonnaise, but it makes the frosting really smooth, creamy, and light. Perfect texture. I used it on a two-layer yellow cake I made with a strawberry and blueberry filling. Tasted wonderful! If I had put this frosting between the layers in addition to the outside, it would have been a little thin, but still enough, in my opinion.
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