Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

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This is an excellent frosting and easier than Julia Childs buttercream frosting recipe. It has and excellent chocolate flavor. The texture isn't as smooth as a cooked buttercream but still way better than store bought and worth the effort. I have been experimenting with buttercream frosting recipes and this recipe is one that I will recommend and make again.

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WHile I love chocolate I think this one may be a bit strong for my taste. I did add the coffee as the recipe called for so maybe that accentuated the chocolate flavor...either way it was a bit too much for my liking. I mixed semi-sweet and german chocolate since that's one of my favorites. Like others have said, this makes a TON of frosting so I hope to freeze the leftovers.
I kept double checking the measurements, sure the amount of butter was incorrect...I've never used that much in a recipe before! All in all I'm not sure I'll make this one again - it's good but I don't think it's fabulous and the time involved along with the amount of butter might make me seek another recipe

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The absolute best frosting ever if you like a lite and whipped type of frosting. Plenty of rich chocolate flavor but melts in your mouth. I cut the recipe in third and it covered my 9" layer cake perfectly. The frosting spreads so well you will convince yourself that you are a master cake decorator,and those who try it will agree!

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WOW-WEEEEE!!! This frosting is THE best buttercream frosting I have ever had/tried!! I am NEVER going to try another. Granted, you break out in a sweat just making it but it is TOTALLY worth it!! I only put in half the coffee. And it makes a ton! If you are nervous to try this for the first time for a dinner party or event, don't be. They are going to go crazy for it! It's work to make ... but totally worth it! Thank you Ina. My hips will thank you later ;

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I made this for a cake to take to work. I love chocolate but not bitter sweet. I used milk chocolate and followed the recipe the rest of the way. It was a hit. I will use it again and again.

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I followed the recipe almost to a "T'. I left out the espresso and the rum. To all who ask, YES! You do use the bittersweet & the chips. You get a block of Bittersweet from the store (I used a Belgian Bittersweet block. It cut up quite easily with a heavy serrated knife.

I followed the rest of the recipe. It is time consuming, but it seems that all the best frosting recipes are this way. I made Red Velvet Cupcakes for V-day and that silky frosting is just the same. A lot of mixing, but worth the results. I vowed to make that frosting every single time I made a cake...and now I have this one too.

It's just amazingly wonderful.

also...butter makes the world go around.

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I was very excited about making this icing. I had been looking for a chocolate buttercream recipe. Not only was it involved to make but i was not impressed with the outcome. The coffee flavor was way to strong and in my opinion and it was not sweet enough and way to much butter, i felt like i was eating a stick of butter with espresso.

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I have never made chocolate frosting before. It was more work than I thought it would be, but it was so worth the effort.

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I initially thought that the frosting didn't taste as chocolaty as I expected, only to realize that because the recipe printed in the same format at it appears on the site (with the bittersweet chocolate apart from the other ingredients that I'd left out the bittersweet chocolate altogether. Unfortunately, I discovered this after I'd already frosted the cakes... However, I would never detract stars from a recipe based on a technical issue and the fact that I missed an ingredient in reading the recipe , so that said...

Five stars! This is a wonderfully creamy frosting! I left out the rum and only added half the espresso recommended, and even with half the chocolate accidentally missing it tasted great! (You have to admire the resilience of a recipe that can be missing half of a major ingredient and still turn out well!

This makes a ton of frosting - I completely frosted two, 8-inch, 3-layer cakes (using the frosting as filling and on the top and sides, and I still had about a cup of frosting left over! Unbaked meringue can be frozen, so possibly this could be too - however, I'll probably just refrigerate this. I might try bringing it to room temperature and re-beating it again later in the week just to see how it holds up (and maybe to frost a half-batch of cupcakes I might make to finish it off!

Highly recommended!

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1 1/2 pound of butter, you may as well just put the butter on the cake.