My Favorite Black Buttercream Recipe (Won't Stain Teeth!)

Learn how to make by favorite Black Buttercream recipe for frosting cakes and cupcakes using minimal food coloring. Full recipe is on my blog here: sugarandsparro...
Essentials:
Black Cocoa Powder: amzn.to/2XRNZor
AmeriColor Super Black: amzn.to/3nGbLN8
Ingredients:
1 Cup (226g) unsalted butter, room temperature
3 1/2 Cups (420g) powdered sugar
1/4 Cup (30g) black cocoa powder
1/4 Cup (20g) natural unsweetened cocoa powder
4 Tbsp whole milk, room temperature
2 tsp pure vanilla extract
1/4 tsp salt
3/4 tsp AmeriColor Super Black
Instructions:
1. In a stand mixer fitted with a paddle attachment, whip the butter on medium speed until creamy and light in color, about 4 minutes. Scrape down the bowl and paddle, then add the powdered sugar, cocoa powders, milk, vanilla extract, and salt. Turn the mixer to low until all ingredients start to come together.
2. Add the black food color gel, increase the speed to medium and beat for two full minutes. The color will resemble wet concrete at first, but will darken as time goes on.
3. Place the buttercream in an airtight container and allow the color to deepen for 24 hours or more.
More recipes + cake decorating tutorials: sugarandsparro...

[@jacinthajayawardena4244]

Thanks for the super recipe. I tried it and worked it absolutely perfect. I also promoted your recipe on World of Buttercream cakes group when I posted my cake and members asked me how I achieved the black buttercream. Thanks so much for the perfect recipe. Do you have a similar recipe to get other dark colours. Someone asked me about red.

[@SugarandSparrow]

Thanks so much, Jacintha! That is so kind! Here's a video on how I achieve other buttercream colors like red: czcams.com/video/M92vVeQy3Fk/video.html

[@evettc7887]

Looking forward to trying this for my Christmas cake am planning on making.

[@SugarandSparrow]

Yay! I'm excited for you to try this!

[@ECPCDiaries]

Yummy Recipe ,loved super colour dark coco powder.mouthwatering🤤🤗😍👍🏻

[@SugarandSparrow]

Yay! So happy you love this recipe!

[@taty7706]

Thankyou soo much! Wish me luck 🥹🙏🏼

[@chazzfellenz4051]

one of the most difficult buttercreams to do lol. but I look forward to trying your recipe

[@SugarandSparrow]

This one should be easy with the right ingredients! Enjoy!

[@sophierichards2197]

cute and cool! 💎

[@SugarandSparrow]

Thank you!

[@Pjayysan]

Hi did you place the buttercream in the refrigerator or did you leave it out overnight?

[@nilogh4109]

I love this recipe 🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍👍👏👏👏😍😍😍😍

[@SugarandSparrow]

That makes me so happy to hear!

[@LidiaV-ys2qi]

Hi! Will this buttercream hold up in 40° weather, worried it will melt? Also once you take it out of fridge do you whip again so no air bubbles?

[@infires-man-yeahsope5131]

what if you are only using black cocoa powdered, instead of using both unsweetened and black cocoa powder, how much will you need?

[@KanoushaM]

Do you leave it outside or you put it in the fridge ?

[@kyleemoore7485]

Do you put the buttercream in the fridge for the 24 hours?

[@gemcisful]

Is this enough to frost and fill 6 inch cake

[@SugarandSparrow]

Hi there! If it's two layers then yes, if it's three layers I would make 1.5x or 2x the recipe depending on how you're decorating.

[@krishnapeter5552]

Can I still achieve a deep black without the black cocoa powder?

[@SugarandSparrow]

You can! But the tradeoff there is that you'll need to add more black food color gel. Here's a recipe for chocolate buttercream without the black cocoa powder and then I would add about 2 tsp black food color gel to that: sugarandsparrow.com/chocolate-cupcakes-chocolate-buttercream/

[@maritoni010592]

@@SugarandSparrow but that'll stain a lot, right?