Basic Chocolate Buttercream Frosting

Ingredients

1 stick of unsalted butter, softened

1/2 cup Hershey’s cocoa

1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

4 or 5 tablespoons milk

4 cups powdered sugar

Pinch of salt

Instructions

Cream the butter, add the cocoa, vanilla, and 4 tablespoons of the milk and continue mixing until smooth. Add 3 cups of the powdered sugar to the mix and continue beating, adding the last cup of powdered sugar a little at a time, and alternating it with the additional 1 to 2 tablespoons of milk, adding only enough milk to achieve the desired consistency. You may not need all of the remaining milk.