Best Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

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

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 15 mins
• Calories: 268 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 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.