This Vegan Chocolate Frosting is THE best - velvety, decadent and so creamy! It's only 6 ingredients, is very easy and fool proof to make and great for all your cakes, cupcakes, brownies and is perfect for piping too!
½cupunsalted vegan butter(softened) or if using salted, don't use the sea salt below
1teaspoonvanilla extract
pinch ofsea salt
2 ½ to 3cupspowdered sugar
⅓cupvegan milkplus 1 tablespoon extra if needed for consistency
Instructions
Add the cocoa powder, vegan butter, 2 ½ cups of the powdered sugar, vanilla extract, sea salt and half the vegan milk to the bowl of an electric stand mixer or a hand mixer.
Start mixing it together at slow speed, gradually increasing speed until it’s very thick and smooth.
Add the ½ cup of the extra powdered sugar at a time until it reaches your desired thickness and consistency. If needed, add in the other half of the milk about 1 tablespoon at a time.
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Notes
Sift Your Powdered Sugar: Be sure to sift your powdered sugar before making your vegan frosting! This makes such a tremendous difference to the creamy consistency of the frosting.Soften First: Make sure your vegan butter is soft enough to spread but not runny. This is the base for the vegan chocolate frosting texture.Keep Whipping: For the fluffiest frosting, you want to whip the air into the mixture. I prefer using a stand mixer because this can take about 5 minutes!To Avoid Thick Frosting: You don’t want the frosting to be runny, but you also want it to spread easily across the top of the cake. If your frosting turns out to be too thick, try adding a splash of milk to it.