Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting by @millsandbuns

≈ 12 min

8 servings

🧀

100 g

Cream cheese

🍬

30 g

Icing sugar

🍫

60 g

Chocolate

🧈

10 g

Butter

  1. Weigh
    • cream cheese
    • icing sugar
    • chocolate

    Weigh 100 g cream cheese, 30 g icing sugar, 60 g chocolate, and 10 g butter. Let the cream cheese and butter stand at room temperature until soft.

  2. Place
    • chocolate

    Place the 60 g chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave in short 15-second bursts, stirring between bursts, until melted and smooth.

  3. Whisk
    • cream cheese
    • icing sugar

    Whisk the 100 g room-temperature cream cheese with the 30 g icing sugar. Continue whisking until completely smooth and free of lumps.

  4. Stir
    • chocolate
    • butter
    • cream cheese

    Stir the melted 60 g chocolate and softened 10 g butter into the cream cheese mixture. Whisk until fully emulsified, smooth, and evenly chocolate-colored.

  5. Layer

    Use the frosting immediately to layer, stack, or decorate cakes. If it becomes too soft, chill briefly until spreadable.

Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting by @millsandbuns

≈ 12 min

8 servings

🧀

100 g

Cream cheese

🍬

30 g

Icing sugar

🍫

60 g

Chocolate

🧈

10 g

Butter

Preparation Steps

  1. Step 1/5

    Weigh 100 g cream cheese, 30 g icing sugar, 60 g chocolate, and 10 g butter. Let the cream cheese and butter stand at room temperature until soft.

    🧀cream cheese
    🍬icing sugar
    🍫chocolate
    🧈butter
    ⚖️kitchen scale
    🥣mixing bowl

  2. Step 2/5

    Place the 60 g chocolate in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave in short 15-second bursts, stirring between bursts, until melted and smooth.

    🍫chocolate
    🥣microwave-safe bowl
    🥄spatula

  3. Step 3/5

    Whisk the 100 g room-temperature cream cheese with the 30 g icing sugar. Continue whisking until completely smooth and free of lumps.

    🧀cream cheese
    🍬icing sugar
    🥣mixing bowl
    🥄whisk

  4. Step 4/5

    Stir the melted 60 g chocolate and softened 10 g butter into the cream cheese mixture. Whisk until fully emulsified, smooth, and evenly chocolate-colored.

    🍫chocolate
    🧈butter
    🧀cream cheese
    🥣mixing bowl
    🥄whisk
    🥄spatula

  5. Step 5/5

    Use the frosting immediately to layer, stack, or decorate cakes. If it becomes too soft, chill briefly until spreadable.

    🥄spatula

Composition

Ingredients

Types

Dairy, Sweetener, Chocolate, Fat

Ingredients

Cream cheese, Icing sugar, Chocolate, Butter

Notes

Cream cheese (room temperature), Chocolate (melted), Butter (softened)

Allergens

Milk

Dietetics

Dietary regimen

Vegetarian, Gluten-Free, Low-sodium

Calories

177 kcal

Macro nutrients

Protein: 2.1g, Carbohydrates: 15.1g, Sugars: 14.1g, Fat: 12.4g, Saturated fat: 7.3g, Fiber: 1.1g

Nutritional Information

Minerals

Calcium: 56mg, Iron: 0.8mg, Potassium: 117mg, Sodium: 94mg

Vitamins

Vitamin A: 111µg, Vitamin B12: 0.14µg, Vitamin D: 0.3µg

Preparation

Time Information

Preparation

10 minutes

Cooking

2 minutes

Overall

12 minutes

Difficulty

Level

Easy (1/4)

Steps

5 steps

Equipments

Utensils

mixing bowl, whisk, spatula, kitchen scale, microwave-safe bowl

Appliances

Microwave

Type

Type

Type Of Dish

Dessert

Occasions

Baking, Birthday, Afternoon tea, Celebration

Origin

Source

Platform

instagram

Original Creator

@millsandbuns

Origin

Cuisine

to inform

Geographic

to inform

Various

Aspect

Texture

Smooth, Creamy, Silky, Spreadable, Fluffy

Flavors

Chocolatey, Sweet, Tangy, Rich, Buttery

Other

Price

Low

Recommended Preservation

fridge

Preservation Infos

room temperature : 2 hours (Keep in a covered bowl,Do not leave out longer because it contains cream cheese), fridge : 5 days (Store in an airtight container,Bring to room temperature and whisk briefly before using), freezer : 2 months (Store in a freezer-safe airtight container,Thaw overnight in the refrigerator,Whisk after thawing if separation occurs)