Best Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

Prep time: 15 min
Servings: 18
Yield: 18 servings

Description

This chocolate cream cheese frosting is easy to make with cocoa powder for a rich, creamy, and perfectly pipeable topping on cakes and cupcakes.

Ingredients

4 cups confectioners' sugar
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/4 cup butter, softened
4 tablespoons milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

1 Beat confectioner’s sugar, cream cheese, cocoa powder, butter, 3 tablespoons milk, vanilla, and cinnamon together in a large bowl until it reaches a spreadable consistency. Beat in remaining 1 tablespoon milk if necessary. Pipe or spread frosting onto cooled cake or cupcakes.