Ermine frosting chocolate

Recipe video above. This is actually an old fashioned frosting called Ermine Frosting that was traditionally used for Red Velvet Cake. Though not widely known, many consider it far superior to buttercream because its 100% silky smooth, far less sweet and much fluffier - which means you can pipe sky high mounds onto cupcakes and it won't be sickly sweet. The texture is like whipped cream but slightly more dense. But while whipped cream deflates within hours, this frosting will hold its shape…

Chocolate Ermine Frosting is a silky smooth chocolate frosting made by cooking a milk and flour mixture and mixing it with butter, sugar, and cocoa powder.

I’ve been bombarded with requests – and rightly so! – for this ermine frosting since posting it in stories last night. Honestly, my world has forever changed. I’m what you might call a frosting fanatic – the one who seeks out the corner piece with the most flowers it can structurally tolerate – and yet it can be altogether too much sweet. Enter Ermine: an old-school frosting that was apparently the original frosting paired with red velvet cakes—the somewhat unorthodox method of boiling milk…

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Try this Chocolate Buttercream Frosting. No powdered sugar needed. It is so light and fluffy and smoother than the classic American Buttercream Frosting. It is a bit more work but definitely easier than Swiss Meringue Frosting. It is easily the best buttercream frosting I've tried.

This classic Ermine frosting uses flour and milk roux as a base, which is then whipped with butter until you get a light and delicious frosting.

A smooth, light, and not-too-sweet alternative to traditional buttercreams - ideal for those who enjoy a less sugary frosting with a velvety texture.

chocolate ermine frosting recipe

My perfected Ermine Frosting recipe is wonderful for cakes, as it's less sweet than buttercream yet not as thick as cream cheese frosting!