The best Vegan Chocolate Buttercream Frosting made with shortening and vegan butter, powdered sugar, cocoa powder and vanilla for the creamiest, smoothest and richest frosting for cakes, cookies, brownies and cupcakes!VEGAN CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM FROSTINGHere is the best Vegan Chocolate Buttercream Frosting that is classic and the most delicious addition to any cake, vanilla cupcakes or chocolate cupcakes or even brownies! I have been making this chocolate buttercream for many years and it is so delicious! We all need a classic chocolate go-to frosting, just like we need a classic Vanilla Buttercream Frosting.Now, most chocolate frostings call for nearly twice the amount of sugar than I use here.Even with the smaller amount I use here, they are still plenty sweet.I used a lot of cocoa powder so that it tastes super chocolatey.HOW TO MAKE VEGAN CHOCOLATE FROSTINGFirst, you will need to gather these 6 ingredients:vegan buttershorteningpowdered sugarunsweetened cocoa powderalmond milkvanilla extractYou will need a very large bowl for this.

Add the room temperature vegan butter and shortening to the bowl and beat on low until mixed.Add the cocoa powder slowly, a small amount at a time, until just mixed.Add the powdered sugar a small amount of time, beating in between each addition, until fully mixed.If you try to dump it all in at once, the sugar will fly everywhere!Add the milk and extract and briefly beat in.

It should be light and fluffy as pictured.If you want it smoother

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