Chocolate Sour Cream Frosting Recipe

Name: Chocolate Sour Cream Frosting
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 24
Ingredients: 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips; 1/4 cup butter; 1/2 cup sour cream; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 1/2 to 2 3/4 cups confectioners sugar ( sifted )

Prep: 15 mins

Cook: 5 mins

Total: 20 mins

Servings: 24 servings

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This delicious chocolate sour cream frosting is made with melted chocolate chips, butter, and sour cream. It's a smooth and creamy frosting with a bit of tang from the sour cream.

Use the frosting to top a cake, cupcakes, or Bundt cake. The tang of the sour cream gives the sweet frosting unique and wonderful flavor.

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1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
1/4 cup butter
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 1/2 to 2 3/4 cups confectioners sugar (sifted)

Gather the ingredients.

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In a stainless steel bowl or pan over hot simmering water, melt the chocolate chips with the butter.

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Remove the pan or bowl from the lower pan and stir in sour cream, vanilla, and salt.

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Slowly beat in confectioners sugar until desired spreading consistency is reached.

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Chill until ready to use.

Tips

This recipe makes enough chocolate sour cream frosting for about 2 dozen cupcakes, a tube or Bundt cake, or two-layer cake.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
111	Calories
5g	Fat
17g	Carbs
0g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings: 24
Amount per serving
Calories	111
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5g	6%
Saturated Fat 3g	15%
Cholesterol 8mg	3%
Sodium 40mg	2%
Total Carbohydrate 17g	6%
Dietary Fiber 0g	2%
Total Sugars 16g
Protein 0g
Vitamin C 0mg	0%
Calcium 8mg	1%
Iron 0mg	1%
Potassium 34mg	1%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.