Do you think I can melt chocolate chips and add it to already made (sugarshack) buttercream without ruining it?
Use cocoa powder to make chocolate buttercream. Sift it so it won't clump, and you can add it before or after you add your powdered sugar! Add a tsp. or two of milk or water if it becomes too stiff after adding the cocoa.
You can melt chocolate, but I've found it makes it too soft to decorate with.
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You can melt chocolate, but I've found it makes it too soft to decorate with.
Totally disagree. I use Indydebi's buttercream recipe and always make chocolate bc by adding melted chocolate. I DOESN'T make it "too soft" to decorate with 
If anything it makes it stiffer.
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You can melt chocolate, but I've found it makes it too soft to decorate with.
Totally disagree. I use Indydebi's buttercream recipe and always make chocolate bc by adding melted chocolate. I DOESN'T make it "too soft" to decorate with
If anything it makes it stiffer.
I concur..... often so stiff it has to have more milk added to make it easy to work with.
(use the best chocolate you can afford. I use 8oz melted at least and up to 16 oz depending on just how dark I want the taste to be)
How much chocolate are you all adding to Indydebi's BC? I tried it, but I must not have done it right! Soooooo...I switched to cocoa powder!!
I'm all about selling my customers on the gourmet, so if I can add this to my arsenal, even better!
I add anywhere from 1/2 cup to a full cup, melted and cooled and, as above, a tiny bit more liquid as needed to thin it out. Depends on how chocolatey it needs to be. I use hi-ratio now, but before I used Debi's recipe and never had a problem with adding melted chocolate.
I have no idea why you would get softer buttercream after adding chocolate. It's solid at room temp, so it would retain that characteristic to a degree even mixed in buttercream.
I, too, have problems with adding chocolate to BC and it becomes stiff.
Rather than using white regular milk, I always add chocolate milk to make sure the BC isn't light in chocolate color.
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