Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting

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Ingredients

• 8 oz package cream cheese, room temp
• 8 Tbsp (1/2 cup) unsalted butter, room temp
• 3 cups powdered sugar
• ½ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla

Instructions

1. In the bowl of an electric mixer using paddle attachment (or using an electric hand mixer with a large bowl), beat together 8 oz cream cheese with 8 Tbsp butter on medium/high speed until creamy (3 min), scraping down the bowl as needed.
2. Sift in 3 cups powdered sugar with ½ cup cocoa powder to ensure there are no lumps then add ¼ tsp salt. Mix on low speed until well combined, scrape down the bowl well then increase to medium/high speed and beat until smooth and whipped (1 min).
3. Add 1 tsp vanilla and beat on medium/high until smooth (1 min). Now it's ready to be piped onto cooled cupcakes.