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The Amazing
Erupting Volcano Cake

Quick
Black Chocolate Buttercream
Recipe

This dramatic black buttercream stars as crusted lava in the Amazing Erupting Volcano Cake. It also works wonderfully for Halloween cupcakes, or anywhere else you need a black frosting.

Ingredients

Serves About 4 cups

1	cup	unsalted butter
1	cup	unsweetened cocoa
1/2	cup	black onyx cocoa*
2	teaspoons	vanilla extract
6	cups	powdered sugar
2/3	cup	milk

*Locate black onyx cocoa at Savory Spice Shop or
King Arthur’s Flour

Directions

In a small saucepan melt the butter.

Remove from the heat and whisk in the regular and black cocoa and vanilla extract, mixing until fully combined.

Pour into the bowl of a stand mixer and, alternately add the powdered sugar and milk while mixing on low speed, beginning and ending with powdered sugar. Scrape the bowl after each addition. The frosting will be thin but spreadable.

Preparation time: Approximatel 10 minutes

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