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A Better Chocolate Buttercream

Posted By Shoshana On November 9, 2008 @ 2:53 am In frostings and fillings,gluten-free,vegan | 10 Comments

Ingredients

1/2 cup margarine

1 oz solid vegetable shortening

5 oz toffuti cream cheese

3/4 lb 10X confectioners’ sugar

3/4 oz good quality cocoa powder

1 Tablespoons chocolate liqueur

1/2 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon meringue powder

4 oz bittersweet chocolate, melted and cooled

Cream butter, shortening, and cream cheese together for 3 minutes. Stop and scrape the bowl. Cream for an additional 60 seconds.

Sift the sugar and cocoa powder together. Beat sugar mixture 1 cup at a time into the margarine mixture.

Add the liqueur, vanilla and meringue powder.

Beat for a minute or two making sure the ingredients are throughly incorporated.

Add the melted chocolate and beat until combined

Note: This is a half recipe, which is about 1 qt of frosting. If making a layer cake, double the recipe.

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