====== Chocolate Espresso Buttercream ====== 

Tags: [[dessert]] - [[chocolate]] - [[buttercream]] - [[vegetarian]] - [[Gluten Free|GF]] - [[GF Vegetarian]] - \\ [[GF buttercream]] - [[GF chocolate]] - [[GF dessert]]\\ 
Active Time: 30 minutes \\ 
Passive Time: N/A \\ 
Serves: N/A \\

====Description====
American buttercream, perfect for frosting a chocolate cake

====Ingredients====
  *Chocolate chips: 1/4 cup, semisweet or dark \\ \\ 
  *Unsalted butter: 1 stick, softened \\ \\ 
  *Confectioner's sugar: 4 cups
  *Vanilla extract: 1 tsp
  *Kosher salt: 1 pinch
  *Espresso powder: 4 tsp \\ \\ 
  *Cream: 7 tbsp

====Notes====
  *The initial recipe called for only 1 tsp of espresso powder, but I found this wasn't enough. To be safe, maybe add 1 tsp at a time until the taste is to your liking
  *Can also use half and half or whole milk instead of cream

====Instructions====
  -Melt chocolate in microwave or double boiler and cool
  -In a medium bowl, cream the butter. Blend in half the sugar, the cooled melted chocolate, vanilla, salt, and espresso powder
  -Alternately add remaining two cups of confectioner's sugar with cream until it reaches the deisred sweetness and consistency

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