Easy chocolate buttercream

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 2 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 tablespoons flour

  plus some more
• 1 stick butter

  softened but not room temperature
• 1 cup dark chocolate

Instructions

• 1 In a sauce pan, whisk sugar, cocoa powder and heavy cream.
• 2 Cook over medium low heat, adding flour one tablespoon at a time, until the
  mixture has the consistency of pudding. Add a little more flour if needed.
• 3 If you get lumps while cooking, strain the pudding through a fine sieve
  immediately after cooking, while still hot.
• 4 Cool the mixture in the fridge until at room temperature.
• 5 Melt the chocolate in the microwave, in increments of 30 seconds, stirring after
  each interval. You can use dark chocolate or chocolate chips.
• 6 While the chocolate and the pudding are cooling, beat the butter until soft and
  fluffy.
• 7 Add vanilla and beat to combine.
• 8 Add the pudding and mix until combined and fluffy.
• 9 Finally, add the melted chocolate and whip until combined and fluffy.
• 10 Use to fill and frost a large cake or decorate about 24 cupcakes

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