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PUBLISHED: JULY 20, 2022

dairy-free
chocolate frosting
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Easy dairy-free chocolate buttercream

frosting is perfect for icing cakes and
cupcakes! It’s rich, chocolaty, vegan,
and made with only five ingredients!

Best dair y-free chocolate

buttercream frosting
I am obsessed with this super-rich
chocolate frosting! Honestly, it melts in
your mouth, and it’s hard not to just lick
the entire spatula clean.

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You can use it to frost these gluten-free

chocolate cupcakes, this almond flour
chocolate cake, or even these healthy
vanilla cupcakes. The options are
endless!

Anyways, this recipe is 100 times better

than store-bought frosting. It only takes
10 minutes to make and calls for five
ingredients. Everyone will be able to tell
it is homemade with love!

Also, I promise you will never be able to

tell this chocolate frosting is both vegan
and dairy free. It is just that delicious,
rich, and decidant.

Why you’ll love this

vegan recipe
You can’t tell this rich chocolate
frosting is vegan and dairy free.
Only calls for five simple ingredients.
It’s indulgent and sweet!
Perfect for frosting 12 cupcakes or
one 8-inch cake or 9-inch.
You can easily double or triple the
recipe.

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Ingredients
You only need five ingredients for this
dairy-free, vegan chocolate frosting.
Here is a list, so you have everything
prepared:

Vegan Butter: Earth Balance vegan

butter sticks are my favorite and best
for baking. Make sure it is softened to
room temperature. This ensures that
the frosting is super creamy.
Vanilla Extract: Just a dash for some
flavor.
Unsweetened Cocoa Powder: Use
natural unsweetened cocoa powder or
dutch process for the best flavor. This
vegan and dairy-free buttercream is
super chocolatey without any “real”
chocolate.
Powdered Sugar: Also called
confectioners sugar. This sweetens
up this indulgent dairy-free frosting.
Almond Milk: You can also use oat
milk (if you are nut-free) or cashew
milk. This helps lighten up and thin
out the frosting!

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Kitchen tools required

You only need a few kitchen utensils to
make this rich chocolate icing. Here is a
list:

Electric Hand Mixer or Stand Mixer

Mixing Bowl
Spatula
Measuring Tools: 1 teaspoon, 1
Tablespoon, 1/3 cup, 1/2 cup, and 1
cup.

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How to make dair y free

chocolate frosting
This is one of the easiest recipes on my
blog. It comes together in two steps in
under 10 minutes. Any level baker can
make it! Here are step-by-step
directions:

step 1:

First, in a large mixing bowl with an

electric hand mixer or in a stand mixer,
beat butter until creamy for about 1 – 2
minutes. Then, add in vanilla extract and
beat until smooth for about 30 seconds.
Feel free to look at the picture below for
visual reference.

step 2:

Then, sift in the cocoa powder, 1.5 cups

of powdered sugar, and two tablespoons
of almond milk. After that, mix on LOW
speed until creamy for 1 – 2 minutes,
stopping occasionally to scrape the
sides of the bowl with a rubber spatula.
Feel free to look at the picture below for
visual reference.

Also, if the buttercream is too thick, add

1 – 2 additional tablespoons of almond
milk. If it is too thin, add up to a ½ cup
extra powdered sugar, but start with ¼
cup.

This homemade dairy-free chocolate

frosting is perfect for one 8-inch cake or
12 cupcakes.

Tips for the best vegan

buttercream frosting
Use room temperature vegan butter.
Using cold butter is a big no no when it
comes to frosting – it hard to beat and
will result in a chunky frosting. Make
sure to use room temperature butter, so
this dairy-free chocolate icing is super
creamy!

Shift the cocoa powder and powdered

sugar into the butter. Both cocoa
powder and powdered sugar are
notorious for having clumps in them. To
ensure a super creamy frosting, use a
sifter.

If your frosting is too thick, feel free to

add in extra milk. Add between 1 – 3
extra tablespoons of milk to thin out
your frosting. This makes it a dairy-free
chocolate icing.

If your frosting is too thin, add extra

powdered sugar. I recommend starting
with 2 tablespoons and add more as
needed.

How much frosting does

this recipe make?
This recipe yields enough frosting for 12
cupcakes or one 8-inch or 9-inch cake.
Feel free to double or triple the recipe if
needed!

frequently asked
questions

Do I have to sift the powdered

sugar and cocoa powder?

I always recommend sifting the

powdered sugar and cocoa powder into
the frosting to ensure there are no
lumps, but this is not necessary – this
step is totally up to you!

Is this chocolate frosting

recipe vegan?

This chocolate frosting is 100% vegan

because there is no dairy in it. We use
vegan butter sticks and plant milk.

What is the best cocoa

powder to use?

Not all cocoa powders are equally good

for baking. I always recommend using
Ghirardelli’s unsweetened cocoa powder
or Hersey’s unsweetened cocoa powder.

What’s the difference

between frosting and icing?

As you can already tell, I used icing and

frosting interchangeably in this recipe. In
reality, icing is just a little thinner than
frosting, but both are thicker than glaze.
This can be achieved by adding 1 – 2
extra tablespoons of almond milk.