Buddy Valastro's Chocolate Fudge Frosting should be your go-to chocolate frosting for any cake or cupcake you make. Buddy likes to top his raspberry jam-filled vanilla cupcakes with this frosting.
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups (5 sticks) unsalted butter, softened at room temperature
- 5 cups powered (10x) sugar
- 2/3 cup cocoa
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 3 tablespoons lukewarm water
Yield
Preparation
Put the butter in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment and paddle on low speed until smooth, with no lumps, approximately 3 minutes. With the motor running, add the sugar, one cup at a time, only adding the next cup after the first addition is absorbed.
Stop the machine and add the cocoa, vanilla and salt. Paddle on low-medium speed until completely smooth, approximately 2 minutes. Add the water and continue to paddle until light and fluffy, 2-3 minutes.
The frosting will keep for up to 2 days in an airtight container at room temperature.
