Ingredients

The following ingredients have 6 Servings
  • 1 1/2 cups butter (unsalted, softened)
  • 8 ounce cream cheese (softened)
  • 1 1/2 cups cocoa powder (unsweetened)
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon espresso powder
  • 7 cups icing sugar (same as confectioners sugar or powdered sugar)

Instruction

  • In a large bowl, beat together butter and cream cheese until fluffy. You can use either a hand mixer or stand mixer.
  • Add the cocoa powder, vanilla extract and espresso powder to the bowl. Beat until well combined.
  • Beat in the powdered sugar, 1 cup at a time. If the frosting is too thick add a bit of milk, but this should be very thick frosting and will thicken even more when refrigerated.