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Vegan Chocolate Buttercream Frosting (dairy-free, paleo)
This vegan chocolate buttercream frosting is dairy-free and can be modified into a paleo buttercream frosting as well. Feel free to tweak the recipe to your specific dietary needs. Watch the video above!
- Prep time
- 15 min
- Cook time
- 11 min
- Yield
- 16 servings
- Difficulty
- EASY
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 8 cups organic powdered sugar (or powdered coconut sugar, powdered succanat, etc)
- 1 cup raw cacao powder
- 1 cup organic palm shortening (or vegan butter or a combination of both)
- 1/2-3/4 cup almond milk (cashew milk or coconut milk)
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- 1
Add all ingredients to a stand mixer and blend on low for 30 seconds.
- 2
Once the ingredients have started to combine, slowly increase the speed to high and blend for one minute.
- 3
To thin the consistency (if needed) add more milk, or to thicken add more powdered sugar.