As promised, here is the easy peasy recipe for the chocolate buttercream frosting that I used for my yule log cake at Christmastime. This recipe is based off of a few I found on the internet.
Start with two sticks of softened butter.
Beat those with the paddle attachment. Add in 3 1/2 cups of powdered sugar (sifted, unless you are lazy like me). Do this on low speed so it doesn’t go everywhere.
Beat in 1/2 cup of cocoa powder.
Once incorporated, you can increase the speed to medium, and add in 2 tablespoons of vanilla, and a generous pinch of salt.
Add about 4 tablespoons of heavy whipping cream and keep beating.
Keep the mixer going until it looks creamy and delicious like this:
This frosting is really sweet, so it’s best paired with a less sweet cake. Feel free to experiment with the ratios of sugar to cocoa powder – next time I’d use more cocoa and less sugar.
Enjoy!
