Chocolate Buttercream

Effort: Low
Kit: By Hand
Lifespan: 5+ days
Temp: Room
Cook's Fave: Yes

Tops a 12x9" Traybake (see Double Chocolate Traybake recipe) or fills an 8" 2 layer cake (see Double Chocolate Cake recipe)

Traybake

Ingredients:

  • 190g butter, softened.  1427
  • 200g icing sugar, sifted.  1060
  • 65g Bournville powder.  267
  • ½ tsp fine coffee powder
  • 2-3 tsp milk.  30

Method:

  1. In medium Pyrex bowl; Whisk butter, icing sugar, Bournville and coffee, with a fork, until pale and creamy.
  2. Whisk in milk until smooth and spreadable.

Layer Cake

Ingredients:

  • 100g butter.  751
  • 110g icing sugar, sifted. 440
  • 50g Bournville powder, sifted.  277
  • ⅛ tsp fine coffee powder
  • 1 tsp vanilla essence (or ½ tsp extract). 17
  • 2-3 tsp milk. 20 (optional - use if piping)

Method:

  1. In medium Pyrex bowl; Cream butter, icing sugar, cocoa, coffee and vanilla.

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