Make an undeniably fresh and tasty Chocolate Whipped Cream from scratch. You can use it as a frosting for cakes, cupcakes, and other sweet treats.
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Chocolate Whipped Cream Frosting Recipe
When you want the perfect chocolate frosting to add to cakes and other desserts, follow this simple Chocolate Whipped Cream recipe.
You can make it from scratch with minimal ingredients. It has a light taste with the perfect touch of chocolate to go with vanilla, chocolate, or even strawberry cakes.
Once you learn how to make this frosting, you will never go back to buying pre-made options at the store!
Why You’ll Love this Fudgy Whipped Cream Frosting Recipe:
- Basic ingredients – You will only need to have five ingredients to prepare this delicious Chocolate Whipped Cream. It is truly that easy to make.
- Pairs well – The whipped cream has a light and flavorful taste that goes great when paired with all kinds of desserts.
- Homemade is better – It tastes better than any frosting you can buy from a grocery store!
How to Make Chocolate Whipped Cream Frosting
Be sure to see the recipe card below for full ingredients & instructions!
- Add each of your ingredients into your stand mixer bowl.
- Slowly whisk the ingredients together.
- Mix your ingredients for up to five minutes.
You can use any cocoa powder you prefer, as long as it is unsweetened. Use natural cocoa powder for a more natural taste, and use Dutch-process cocoa powder for a smoother taste.
If your whipped cream is a bit too thin, simply add more powdered sugar to it. The powdered sugar will help to give it a thicker consistency that makes it easier to use on different treats.
Put your Chocolate Whipped Cream on some of your favorite desserts. It adds the perfect touch to vanilla cake, chocolate cake, and even cheesecake. You can put it on cupcakes, pies, and even puddings. It also goes great with crepes and fresh fruit for a simple, delicious dessert. I think it goes perfect on Chocolate Angel Food Cake too!
Put your Chocolate Whipped Cream in an airtight food storage container and leave it in the refrigerator for up to 2 days.
Recipe Tips and Tricks
- Use a stand mixer to make it easier for you to prepare the Chocolate Whipped Cream from scratch. If you have to mix by hand, it will take a lot longer for you to get the whipped cream to the perfect consistency.
- Add extracts to your whipped cream if you would like to create a different taste, such as peppermint extract to create a mint chocolate frosting.
Chocolate whipped cream frosting is such an easy frosting recipe to make! It comes together in a few minutes and tastes so much better than anything from a can.
You can also customize it with extract or leave it plain. All you need is the perfect cake for this easy chocolate frosting.
If you make this recipe be sure to leave us a comment or rating. Enjoy!
Chocolate Whipped Cream Frosting
Ingredients
- 3 cups heavy whipping cream 681 grams
- 1½ cups powdered sugar 170 grams
- ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder 42 grams
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 4 grams
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
Equipment
- Kitchen Scale (optional)
- Piping Tip Set (optional)
Instructions
- In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment, combine all of the ingredients. Begin on low speed and whisk for 1 minute.3 cups heavy whipping cream, 1½ cups powdered sugar, ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder, 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract, ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- Increase mixer speed to medium and whisk for an additional 1 minute.
- Increase mixer speed to high and let mix for another 4-5 minutes, or until the whipped cream has whipped into a stiff, pipeable frosting. Pipe using piping bags or Ziplock bags.
Notes
- This recipe makes 2 cups of frosting.
- Use a stand mixer to make it easier for you to prepare the Chocolate Whipped Cream from scratch. If you have to mix by hand, it will take a lot longer for you to get the whipped cream to the perfect consistency.
- Add extracts to your whipped cream if you would like to create a different taste, such as peppermint extract to create a mint chocolate frosting.
Does this”melt” away like regular homemade whipped cream or does it hold its shape at room temp? I am trying to recreate a Choc Dobash Cake recipe from a locally closed bakery. It has choc layers split with choc liqueur filling btwn layers. Then entire cake was frosted with a light frosting (this is where I am thinking to use your recipe), topped with choc ganache poured over and praline topping on the very top. Please help! Trying to recreate for my mom’s 85th this week.😬
This whipped cream frosting holds up for 1-2 days maximum if refrigerated. At room temperature, it will only last for an hour or 2 before it starts to melt. If you’d like, you can stabilize it by sprinkling 1 teaspoon of unflavored gelatin powder over 3 teaspoons of water. Stir, let stand for 3 minutes, then stir again and microwave on high for 5 seconds. If the gelatin has not fully dissolved, stir and microwave again for 3-5 seconds. Set this aside to cool while you make the whipped cream. Once the whipped cream has started to thicken up, slowly pour in the cooled gelatin water and beat until medium peaks form. This should help the whipped cream to hold its shape for longer.