Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

This is the BEST chocolate buttercream frosting you will ever use. Honest! It's more like a chocolate fudge (and my kids have been known to eat it with a spoon). It's so easy. One recipe makes enough for filling and icing a 2 layer cake (but it's pretty thin on the sides). It keeps well in the frig., so why not make a double recipe. You can also frost flat (using a spatula) about 24 cupcakes; or filling a pastry bag with a tip about 18 cupcakes (again, why not double the recipe).

Sneaky Cat Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

1 lb. powdered sugar

3/4 c. butter, softened

1/2 c. unsweetened cocoa powder (I use Hershey's)

dash of salt (omit this if you use salted sweet cream butter)

warm milk - 2 or 3 T. (I warm in dish in microwave)

1. Cream butter

2. Add powdered sugar, cocoa and about 2 T. milk

3. Blend together; if the frosting is too dry, add a bit more milk. You want a nice spreading consistency.

4. Frost your cake.

** if your icing is still too stiff; add more warm milk. If you added too much milk; add some more powdered sugar.***