Vegan Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
This easy vegan chocolate buttercream frosting is smooth, perfectly sweet and absolutely delicious. Pair is with my easy vegan chocolate cake recipe, on cupcakes or other cakes!
Servings 8
Equipment
- Electric Stand Mixer or Electric Hand Mixer
- Rubber Spatula
Ingredients
- ½ cup Vegan Butter I used the plant based Becel margarine
- ½ cup shortening
- ¼ cup cocoa powder sifted
- 2¼ cups powdered sugar sifted
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoon soy chocolate milk
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat butter and shortening together until smooth and light in colour (about 1 minute). Scrape down the sides of the bowl.
- With the mixer on low speed, add powered sugar one cup at a time.
- Scrape down the sides. Turn mixer to low speed and add in cocoa powder. Mix until combined.
- Scrape down sides once more. Turn mixer to low speed and add vanilla, soy chocolate milk and salt. Mix on medium to high for 2-3 more minutes until buttercream is light and fluffy.