Chocolate Buttercream Frosting
(For vanilla frosting, leave out the cocoa powder)
6 Tb butter, softened; for nondairy try margarine or non-hydrogenated shortening
Hint: Nutiva Organic Vegan Superfood shortening or Spectrum Shortening
2 ⅔ cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
½ cup unsweetened cocoa, sifted
⅓ cup milk or nondairy milk
½ tsp vanilla or 1 tsp coffee flavoring
In bowl, beat butter or shortening until light and fluffy. In a separate bowl, mix confectioners’ sugar with cocoa powder. Blend sugar/cocoa mixture with butter alternately with a few Tb of milk, beating well after each addition. Beat until smooth; blend in vanilla or coffee extracts.
This is a very creamy frosting.
Place one cake layer top down onto plate then frost top with about ¾ cup frosting. Place second cake layer, bottom down, onto frosting. Spread thin ‘crumb layer’ of frosting around sides of cake. Place the cake in the frig for about 20 minutes to set ‘crumb layer’ of frosting.
Frost sides a second time and use remaining frosting for the top of cake.
Let cake sit in frig to set the frosting before slicing.
(For vanilla frosting, leave out the cocoa powder)
6 Tb butter, softened; for nondairy try margarine or non-hydrogenated shortening
Hint: Nutiva Organic Vegan Superfood shortening or Spectrum Shortening
2 ⅔ cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted
½ cup unsweetened cocoa, sifted
⅓ cup milk or nondairy milk
½ tsp vanilla or 1 tsp coffee flavoring
In bowl, beat butter or shortening until light and fluffy. In a separate bowl, mix confectioners’ sugar with cocoa powder. Blend sugar/cocoa mixture with butter alternately with a few Tb of milk, beating well after each addition. Beat until smooth; blend in vanilla or coffee extracts.
This is a very creamy frosting.
Place one cake layer top down onto plate then frost top with about ¾ cup frosting. Place second cake layer, bottom down, onto frosting. Spread thin ‘crumb layer’ of frosting around sides of cake. Place the cake in the frig for about 20 minutes to set ‘crumb layer’ of frosting.
Frost sides a second time and use remaining frosting for the top of cake.
Let cake sit in frig to set the frosting before slicing.