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Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Melbourne, Australia

My favourite frosting to coat a Chocolate Cake is Sour Cream Cocoa Frosting. It can be made with Butter, Sour Cream, Sugar and Cocoa Powder. However, I don’t have Sour Cream always. This Chocolate Buttercream Frosting is easy to make using 4 ingredients that I always have.

My favourite frosting to coat a Chocolate Cake is Sour Cream Cocoa Frosting. It can be made with Butter, Sour Cream, Sugar and Cocoa Powder. However, I don’t have Sour Cream always. This Chocolate Buttercream Frosting is easy to make using 4 ingredients that I always have.

Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

Melbourne, Australia

My favourite frosting to coat a Chocolate Cake is Sour Cream Cocoa Frosting. It can be made with Butter, Sour Cream, Sugar and Cocoa Powder. However, I don’t have Sour Cream always. This Chocolate Buttercream Frosting is easy to make using 4 ingredients that I always have.

My favourite frosting to coat a Chocolate Cake is Sour Cream Cocoa Frosting. It can be made with Butter, Sour Cream, Sugar and Cocoa Powder. However, I don’t have Sour Cream always. This Chocolate Buttercream Frosting is easy to make using 4 ingredients that I always have.

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Ingredients

Enough to cover a 20cm Cake

100 gButter *melted
1 cupIcing Sugar *about 120g
1/4 cupCocoa Powder
2-3 tablespoonsCream OR Milk *alter the amount to achieve the desired thickness

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Steps

1

Combine all ingredients in a bowl, then whisk well until smooth. *Note: Alter the amount of Cream (OR Milk) to achieve desired thickness.
2

*Note: Find ‘Sour Cream Cocoa Frosting’ recipe at ‘Lorna’s Boiled Chocolate Cake’ page.

Lorna’s Boiled Chocolate Cake

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Lorna’s Boiled Chocolate Cake

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Hiroko Liston @hirokoliston

on June 17, 2023 22:50

Melbourne, Australia

I started writing my recipes to pass them on to my children. Now I am sharing them with everyone on my website www.hirokoliston.com and Cookpad.

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N Jones @cook_115136080

February 16, 2026 20:10

Yummy

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