Does anyone have any good chocolate butter cream recipes they would suggest using? I was going to just add some cocoa into my recipe I normally use but wanted to see what everyone uses also.

Thanks!

I make my regular buttercream recipe (1 package salted butter with a bit more than 2/3 cup shortening creamed, add vanilla, add 5 tablespoons whipping cream, 1 tablespoons light corn syrup and two pounds of powdered sugar - adjust for thickness etc.) then I microwave about a 1/4 cup chocolate chips with a spoonful of shortening, then add that in to my buttercream.

I could eat that stuff by the spoonful! ...actually.. i do.

i take my usual recipe (either a traditional bc or indydebis) and just add cocoa. if i feel more energetic, i add melted chocolate!
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1 c butter (i use salted)
1 c shortening (i use store brand w/ 2.5g trans fat)
2 lbs p. sugar
1/2 c cocoa powder

After the fats have been beaten to death, I add the sugar and cocoa, then keep mixing w/ Chocolate milk (plain milk w/choco syrup works too) until it's the proper consistency. It is SO GOOD! It crusts too.

This is my favorite to use and it crusts very nicely too, everyone loves it!;
http://cakecentral.com/recipes/2281/chocolate-decorators-buttercream

I use 1 stick butter, 1/3c. milk, 1tsp vanilla, 3c pd sugar, 2/3c cocoa pd. It's delicious!

I also use the Chocolate Decoratorâs Buttercream (see link above). Love it. Check my photo's and that chocolate cake is done and decorated with that buttercream. HTH

wow these are great recipes, can I use them for plain BC, my family doesn't like shortening. If I can't use the above recipes does anyone have any good BC recipes w/o shortening?

best ever: from Toba Garrett

http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Chocolate-Buttercream-109248