Best Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

• Perfect Chocolate Buttercream Frosting is an essential when it comes to birthday cakes and other celebrations. Get this family favorite, perfect chocolate buttercream frosting recipe.
• Author: Robyn Stone | Add a Pinch
• 11/2 cups butter (3 sticks), softened
• 1 cup unsweetened cocoa
• 5 cups confectioner's sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1/2 teaspoon espresso powder

1. Instructions
2. 1.Add cocoa to a large bowl or bowl of stand mixer. Whisk through to remove any lumps.
3. 2.Cream together butter and cocoa powder until well-combined.
4. 3.Add sugar and milk to cocoa mixture by adding 1 cup of sugar followed by about a tablespoon of milk. After each addition has been combined, turn mixer onto a high speed for about a minute. Repeat until all sugar and milk have been added.
5. 4.Add vanilla extract and espresso powder and combine well.
6. 5.If frosting appears too dry, add more milk, a tablespoon at a time until it reaches the right consistency. If it appears to wet and does not hold its form, add more confectioner's sugar, a tablespoon at a time until it reaches the right consistency.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/best-chocolate-buttercream-frosting-52843921 (may not work)