Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting is the perfect complement to a dense & delectable red velvet cake. Perfect for extreme chocolate lovers.

Do you love cream cheese frosting? I sure do because not only does it pair perfectly with red velvet cake, but also so many other great cake, cookie & brownie recipes.

But this time I was making a red velvet birthday cake for my son. I didn’t want the cake to look like it was for Valentine’s Day & didn’t want it too feminine, I wanted something more masculine for this cake. So I thought Mom’s Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting would be perfect.

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This frosting was the perfect complement to this rich & dense red velvet cake. I don’t know what it is about that pairing, but it just goes so well together. Since I am currently obsessed with naked cakes, we decided to keep this one “semi-naked” & just add a bit more frosting around the top & bottom. It gave the perfect cake to frosting ratio if you ask me.

Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

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It is as easy as adding the ingredients to a large mixing bowl in the specified order & beating well. It comes together quickly & makes more than enough to fill this 3 layer cake & add what you see here with a little bit left over. If I had gone a little thinner with the frosting in some areas I probably could have frosted the whole cake.

Cream Cheese Frosting

Here are some commonly asked questions

This recipe calls for a stand mixer, is that necessary?

I use a stand mixer, but you could definitely use a hand held mixer. I don’t recommend using a whisk. That would be quite an arm workout.

How much frosting does this make?

I was able to frost what you see here with a little bit left over. (3 layer cake, with 2 filling layers, crumb coat & a little bit of decorating added)

Looking at it now, I probably could have filled & frosted with the crumb coat & top coat for this & then made another half batch for the extra decorating.

I don’t think you could do the whole cake with full decorating with just this one batch.

Can I use low fat cream cheese?

Please don’t do this. It won’t have the right consistency & then you will come back here & be upset with me because the recipe didn’t turn out. Please use full fat cream cheese for this frosting.

Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

Should I use salted or unsalted butter?

I personally use whatever I have on hand. But if you are watching your salt intake, stick with the unsalted butter for these cookies. Mom’s original recipe called for unsalted butter but then I tried it with salted butter & liked it just the same.

Products I love when making Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting…

This Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting recipe is SUPER EASY and delicious – and if you’re like me, then you maybe already have some of these items on hand OR maybe you have never made homemade frosting before, & you might be a bit nervous – but you’re going to love it. I have made a list below of the things I absolutely can’t live without when it comes to making this frosting recipe.

• full fat cream cheese
• butter
• confectioners sugar
• unsweetened cocoa powder
• vanilla extract
• milk
• salt
• hand mixer
• mixer

If you are looking to take your cream cheese frosting to the next level, this is the frosting recipe for you!

Can this recipe be doubled?

You can, and we do it often. If you are making several cakes or have a whole lot of decorating to do, I would double this for sure.

HOW TO MAKE CHOCOLATE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

1. In a large bowl fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese on high until smooth. Beat in butter until creamy.
2. Slowly mix in confectioners sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla, milk & salt until well blended.
3. Add another tbsp of milk to thin out if desired.

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Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

Course Dessert

Servings: 6

Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting is the perfect compliment to a dense & delectable red velvet cake. Perfect for the extreme chocolate lovers.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Ingredients

  

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• 12 ounces full fat cream cheese
• 3/4 cup butter
• 3-1/2 cups confectioners sugar
• 2/3 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1-2 tbsp milk
• pinch salt

Instructions

• In a large bowl fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese on high until smooth. Beat in butter until creamy.
• Slowly mix in confectioners sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla, milk & salt until well blended.

Notes

Add another tbsp of milk to thin out if desired.

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