Make this fabulous homemade beer frosting the next time you are looking for a unique frosting recipe for your cake, brownies, or bars. This chocolate beer frosting recipe is simple to make, and is ready in just a few minutes. This chocolate frosting can be piped, textured, petaled, used a smooth frosting and more!
Easy chocolate beer frosting recipe with cocoa, butter, powdered sugar and stout beer for deep rich flavor. Perfect topping for cakes, cupcakes or brownies. Simple to make.
Chocolate Beer Frosting Recipe
This unique, easy to make chocolate and beer frosting recipe pairs perfectly with this Beer and Sauerkraut Cupcakes Recipe! (Also unique, but wow is it good!)
I think this chocolate beer frosting is comparable to a buttercream frosting for spreading. It is made with butter, but the beer is used for the liquid, and not cream.
You “should” have enough frosting for 24 cupcakes, a 13″x9″ pan cake or brownies, or an 8″ double round cake. The yield is approximately 3 cups. As with all frosting recipes, if you like a thicker layer of frosting on your treat, make more frosting! You do not necessarily need to make a double batch, a batch and a half is usually enough for most frosting lovers. Even me. I eat cake for the frosting! I am not kidding. I cannot tell you how often I will eat all the frosting off of a piece of cake and leave 80% of the cake behind! For me, cake is simply the holder of my frosting.
Tips and variations for making this chocolate beer frosting recipe:
● Guinness was used to make this recipe. Any stout beer will work.
● For my UK and Australian friends: confectioners sugar is icing sugar (powdered sugar, 10x).
● This recipe uses Dutch-processed cocoa powder, but natural unsweetened cocoa powder can be used instead. The color of the frosting will be a little lighter.
● Sift the cocoa powder if you like.
● Make sure the butter is at room temperature before you begin making this buttercream frosting.
● In the US 8 tablespoons of butter = 1 stick, and 1 stick of butter = ½ a cup. This recipe uses 2 sticks of butter or 1 cup.
● Storage – Store in an airtight container or in a bowl covered in plastic in the fridge for up to three (3) days. This frosting can be stored in the freezer in the same type of container, for up to 2 weeks.
● Reheating – I do not suggest heating this frosting as it will melt and not gain back its form.
More frosting recipes you might enjoy:
● The Ultimate Lime Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe
● Chocolate Buttercream Frosting Recipe
● Swiss Meringue Buttercream Frosting Recipe
Chocolate Beer Frosting Ingredients:
● ½ cup Unsalted Butter, softened
● 3½ cups Confectioners Sugar
● 1/3 cup Dutch Processed Cocoa Powder
● 1/8 tsp Salt
● 1/3 cup Beer (stout is best)
Chocolate Beer Frosting Mise en Place:
● Stand Mixer + paddle attachment (you can use a whip if you like)
● Measuring Cup
● Measuring Spoons
● Rubber Spatula
Chocolate Beer Frosting Directions:
● Using the paddle attachment on your stand mixer, cream butter and half (1¾ cups) of the confectioners sugar.
● Add 1/3 cup Dutch Processed Cocoa Powder, 1/8 tsp salt and about 1/3 (about 2 tablespoons) of the beer. Beat until smooth.
● Alternated adding the remaining confectioners sugar (1¾ cups) and beer (about 3 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon) and beat until fluffy.
● Frost cooled cupcakes, cakes, brownies, etc.
● This frosting can be flat (smooth) frosted, put in a piping bag and piped, or textured.
Chocolate Beer Frosting Recipe
Make this fabulous homemade frosting the next time you are looking for a unique frosting recipe for your cake, brownies, or bars. This chocolate beer frosting recipe is simple to make, and is ready in just a few minutes. This chocolate frosting can be piped, textured, petaled, used a smooth frosting and more!
Ingredients
- ½ cup Unsalted Butter, softened
- 3½ cups Powdered Sugar
- 1/3 cup Dutch Processed Cocoa Powder
- 1/8 tsp Salt
- 1/3 cup Beer (stout is best)
Instructions
- Using the paddle attachment on your stand mixer, cream butter and half (1¾ cups) of the powdered sugar.
- Add 1/3 cup Dutch Processed Cocoa Powder, 1/8 tsp salt, and about 1/3 (about 2 tablespoons) of the beer. Beat until smooth.
- Alternated adding the remaining powdered sugar (1¾ cups) and beer (about 3 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon) and beat until fluffy.
- Frost cooled cupcakes, cakes, brownies, etc.
- This frosting can be flat (smooth) frosted, put in a piping bag and piped, or textured.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield:
24Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 102Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 10mgSodium: 13mgCarbohydrates: 17gFiber: 0gSugar: 16gProtein: 0g
Note: for exact nutritional information, consult your dietitian. All nutritional information provided is simply a guideline.
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Allie says
HI! What might you suggest using in place of beer in this frosting recipe?
Ann says
Hi Allie,
It depends on what taste you are going for. You could replace it with water, milk, 1/2 and 1/2, etc. You might prefer a traditional chocolate buttercream frosting, however.
Ann
Arlene says
Can you taste the beer