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Real Chocolate Buttercream Icing
Real Chocolate Buttercream Icing is a traditional British recipe for a classic icing (frosting) made from a blend of butter and icing sugar that's flavoured with melted chocolate and softened with milk. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic British version of: Real Chocolate Buttercream Icing.
prep time
10 minutes
cook time
10 minutes
Total Time:
20 minutes
Serves:
8
Rating: 
Tags : Cake RecipesBritish Recipes
This is the traditional basic buttercream icing flavoured with melted chocolate. The quantities here are enough for the top and sides of an 18cm diameter cake (or it will be enough for the topping an filling of an equivalently-sized cake).
Ingredients:
45g chocolate
120g butter
220g icing sugar, sifted
1 to 2 tbsp milk
Method:
Begin with the chocolate. Melt in a pan over gently heat (or use a microwave) then set aside to cool.
Dice the butter then add to a clean bowl and cream until soft. Sift some of the sugar over the top then beat in to combine. Continue this process until all the sugar has been incorporated into the butter. Add the cooled chocolate and beat in thoroughly before beating in enough of the milk to give a spreading consistency.
To use as a filling, spread the buttercream evenly over the lower half of the cake with a round-bladed or palette knife, ensuring you spread the filling right to the edges of the cake. Sit the top half of the cake neatly on top.
To use as a side covering spread the buttercream evenly around the sides of the cake with a round-bladed or palette knife, ensuring that all the cake has been covered. Of desired, you can use the flat blade of the knife to pat chopped nuts or cake decorations onto the sides.
To use as a topping, pile the buttercream on top of the cake then use a round-bladed or palette knife to spread the mixture smoothly and evenly out to the edges of the cake, ensuring that the buttercream covers the entire top of the cake. You can also use a fork or a knife to pattern the buttercream, if desired. You can also add chopped nuts, cake decorations, fruit and/or candied fruit to decorate, as desired.
